I thought it was a stupid decision but I'm not surprised they did it. The initial reaction to Tokyo was positive. Later the same two said they wouldn't do it the next time.
Last year there was a shared women's pole vault gold at world championships.
At that point I became convinced that the next time it happens among two guys they'll have some stupid peer pressure mode to keep going. That's exactly what happened today.
Women aren't as fragile minded. They evaluate all variables logically and continue to share.
During the Olympic pole vault broadcast, they mentioned that Nina Kennedy, who agreed to share the pole vault world championship with Katie Moon last year, would not be making that same decision in Paris if they were in the same situation again. Here’s an article on it:
Nina Kennedy made international headlines when she and Katie Moon shared the pole vault gold at the 2023 World Championships. Do not expect her to be quite so generous in Paris.
You can't 'share' a win. It's the same reason I refuse to watch soccer. Loser mentality to 'share'. Both those guys jumped out of their gourds today- neither wanted to roll over
Like most sports, I don't think a tie should be available at a championship. The jump off should be mandatory.
Only if they keep going at the height they missed. Moving the bar back down to a lower height is bush.
This. A good argument against the jump-off is that it's just kind of lame. You have 2 (or more) athletes tied, but they are also probably worn out from the competition. So you say, let's settle this by seeing who can still jump a few centimeters LESS than you already jumped.
Just doesn't seem like an aesthetically pleasing way of determining a "winner". A tie isn't the worst thing that ever happened.
You can't 'share' a win. It's the same reason I refuse to watch soccer. Loser mentality to 'share'. Both those guys jumped out of their gourds today- neither wanted to roll over
You can't 'share' a win. It's the same reason I refuse to watch soccer. Loser mentality to 'share'. Both those guys jumped out of their gourds today- neither wanted to roll over
Yet in the tournaments, there's always a winner in soccer.