British Athletics Indoor Grand Prix 2013 - IAAF Indoor Meeti

thats racing...unfortunate, but still racing

IAAF Rule 163.2 - the only rule pertaining to interfering with another runner. I think that it would seem to indicated that a deliberate action must be made in order for a disqualification. Rimmer did not reach
out until after the original contact had occured and Kaki was already falling. I say no DQ.

Obstruction
2. Any competing athlete who jostles or obstructs another athlete, so as
to impede his progress, shall be liable to disqualification from that
event. The Referee shall have the authority to order the race to be reheld
excluding any disqualified athlete or, in the case of a preliminary
round, to permit any athlete(s) seriously affected by jostling or
obstruction (other than any disqualified athlete), to compete in a
subsequent round of the event. Normally, such an athlete should have
completed the event with bona fide effort.
Regardless of whether there has been a disqualification, the Referee,
in exceptional cirstances, shall also have the authority to order the
race to be re-held if he considers it just and reasonable to do so.

Anyone who thinks Rimmer didn't cause Kaki to fall and deserves to be DQd is delusional and probably has never been in a competitive race. It's the same as cutting in too soon on a pass. If you don't have the room to make the move you're at fault. Period.

flotrack users are a bunch of pansies. You don't DQ someone for unintentional contact. Anyone who knows jack about the sport knows that.

To all of you who said there wasnt contact before the fall, and stated you could see he didnt trip him at 0:53.. Checkout 0:35.. Rimmers thigh trips Kaki without af doubt..!!

No one would trip like that, going forwards at that speed without your backleg being hit...
It is a 100% DQ, Rimmer didnt have the space to act as he did...

IAAF Rule 163.2 - the only rule pertaining to interfering with another runner. I think that it would seem to indicated that a deliberate action must be made in order for a disqualification. Rimmer did not reach
out until after the original contact had occured and Kaki was already falling. I say no DQ.

Obstruction
2. Any competing athlete who jostles or obstructs another athlete, so as
to impede his progress, shall be liable to disqualification from that
event. The Referee shall have the authority to order the race to be reheld
excluding any disqualified athlete or, in the case of a preliminary
round, to permit any athlete(s) seriously affected by jostling or
obstruction (other than any disqualified athlete), to compete in a
subsequent round of the event. Normally, such an athlete should have
completed the event with bona fide effort.
Regardless of whether there has been a disqualification, the Referee,
in exceptional cirstances, shall also have the authority to order the
race to be re-held if he considers it just and reasonable to do so.

I dont know if Kaki hit Rimmer's knee with his foot and then tripped over himself, with the initial contact causing the fall, but you can see Kaki's left foot hitting his right leg and that making him fall. I dont know if Rimmer cause Kaki to do that though.

they need to fight to the death!!!

Thanks "dqhim." Glad you agree. If people think Rimmer should be DQ'd, then we all have to look back at every track race where a runner has gone down. Very uncommon for a runner to actually trip over their own feet without striking another runner first. The same incident happened in the women's 1,500m final at the Olympics. Uceny went down because of her back stride clipping the thigh of another runner who made a sudden side motion. Of course that runner was not DQ'd. If Rimmer's foot landed on Kaki's foot, causing him to fall...different story.

He practically stiff armed him too and then acted like it was Kaki's fault? I don't think so. You don't just body check people because you don't have position.

no DQ Kaki tripped over his own feet

For those of you that think Kaki tripped over his own feet: Check it out at 35 seconds. You can clearly see the wiggle jiggle of Rimmer's hip by his sticker number from the impact from Kaki's foot. No DQ in my opinion. He had to get to the line and only Kaki's back stride caught Rimmer's thigh. Rimmer's upper body reacted from the impact and his arms made it appear that he pushed Kaki, but he did not. A common accident found in track races any day.

Yes, Michael Rimmer should be DQ

DQ no question