false start

The Oxford American College Dictionary;      19 words ...false start • n. an invalid or disallowed start to a race. ∎  an unsuccessful attempt to begin something.

Trainer bids to get `false start' race declared void.(Sports)

The Racing Post (London, England);  February 22, 2004 ;     308 words ......Thompson is adamant the starter called a false start and is desperate to get the `R' - as...the rule-book. If the starter calls a false start, then the race is void. We wanted to...waving his yellow flag to indicate a false start. Thompson said: The starter said I should...

ATHS: Top Americans in false start petition

AAP Sports News (Australia);  May 28, 2001 ;     467 words ......Australia) 05-28-2001 ATHS: Top Americans in false start petition By Gene Cherry EUGENE, Oregon...IAAF) to reject plans to change its false-start rule. The trio and dozens of others...would disqualify athletes after one false start, discriminates against sprinters and...

ATHLETICS: False start bid gets MLF approval.(Sport)

The Birmingham Post (England);  April 13, 2005 ;     517 words ......sport's policy makers to tighten the false start regulations. Lewis-Francis, who won...where each competitor was allowed one false start, but accepted that it was unlikely...proposal to disqualify any athlete making a false start. At present, any athlete can false ...

Aths: IAAF to tighten up false start rule

AAP Sports News (Australia);  April 11, 2005 ;     170 words ......04-11-2005 Aths: IAAF to tighten up false start rule DOHA, April 11 AFP - World...disqualifying any athlete making a false start in a race. At present, each athlete is permitted to make one false start in a race, but any athlete subsequently...

Aths: IAAF propose false start rule change

AAP Sports News (Australia);  April 12, 2005 ;     244 words ......News (Australia) 04-12-2005 Aths: IAAF propose false start rule change LONDON, April 11 Reuters - Track athletes making a false start will be immediately disqualified under rule changes...said in a statement that it wanted to modify the false start rule, scrapping the system of ...

Dettori fined in false-start controversy.(Sports)

The Racing Post (London, England);  July 30, 1998 ;     393 words ......Goodwood yesterday after calling for a false start that sparked an angry outburst from...Ordinarily, Morant would not have called a false start in these circumstances, and the fact...claiming that Morant's decision to call a false start was a joke . Though he was to calm down...

USATF Adopts New False Start Rule

AP Online;  January 14, 2004 ;     184 words ......INDIANAPOLIS USA Track & Field changed its false start rule Wednesday to conform with regulations...body. The new rule calls for the first false start in any race to be charged to the field...only when he or she commits a second false start. The new rule was used at a world ...

American 100m sprinter disqualified for false start

Xinhua News Agency;  August 25, 2003 ;     344 words ...American 100m sprinter disqualified for false start PARIS, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- American...Drummond became the victim of the new false start rule here on Sunday as he was disqualified...being ruled responsible for a second false start. The first false start was made by ...

ATHS: IAAF tightens controversial false start rule

AAP Sports News (Australia);  April 7, 2003 ;     215 words ...00-00-0000 ATHS: IAAF tightens controversial false start rule DAKAR, April 6 AFP - The International...against being disqualified under its new false start rule. The stricter new rules stipulate only one false start is allowed per race subsequent to which...

Explanation of the controversial new false start rule

AP Worldstream;  August 24, 2003 ;     346 words ......championships. Under the new rule, the first false start is charged to all runners in the race...and is only disqualified for a second false start. By contrast, the NCAA is even more...difficult to deal with this. It was just one false start for me. One false start and ...

False start drama in Newcastle race; Five horses withdrawn in televised...

The Racing Post (London, England);  April 25, 2000 ;     381 words ......handicap at Newcastle yesterday, when a false start was declared and five horses had to be withdrawn. Starter John Leach declared a false start ahead of the televised five- furlong...mechanism, he immediately declared it a false start. The recall man also signalled correctly...

ATHS: Gatlin concerned about new false start proposal

AAP Sports News (Australia);  May 5, 2005 ;     700+ words ......05-05-2005 ATHS: Gatlin concerned about new false start proposal By Bob Ramsak LJUBLJANA, May...athletes concerned about a proposed new false start rule which would result in instant disqualification...At present athletes are allowed one false start, which is charged to the entire ...

Drummond DQ sparks protest, chaos Sprinter disqualified for controversial...

Chicago Sun-Times;  August 25, 2003 ;     700+ words ......had just red-carded him for a false start. His jaw clenched, he refused...only after his or her second false start in a race. Now, the field is allowed one false start. After that, anyone who jumps...Dwight Thomas was called for a false start. Then both Drummond and ...

Aths; Liu disqualified for false start in hurdles

AAP Sports News (Australia);  June 9, 2008 ;     233 words ......06-09-2008 Aths; Liu disqualified for false start in hurdles By Gene Cherry EUGENE, Oregon...the race and since it was the second false start of the competition under international...don't really know what happened on the false start," he told an interpreter. "My speed...