Heat 3 has not even started but Andrew Wheating has almost certainly gone out of the 1500m here in Round 1.
Very poor performance by the American.
At the bell there was a pack of together and Wheating was at the back. With 200 to go Wheating was 9th. He tried to move up but could not. The most disappointing thing was he appeared to quit before the line. I say this because then a guy came up on him right before the finish and Wheating sensed him and managed to speed up to finish before him. With 6 people qualifying for the final on time, he should already be going all out.
The big news in the heat was Mehdi Baala fell with 100m to go. Looks like Eduar Villanueva clipped Baala's leg from behind and that caused Baala to step on the rail and go down.
The first heat had at least 4 guys faster than Wheating on time.