False starts can sneak by in women's sprinting, analysis finds

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - 21:30 in Psychology & Sociology

Olympic timing procedures don't accurately detect false starts by female sprinters, according to a new analysis. Under the current rules, a woman can purposely anticipate the gun by up to 20 milliseconds, or one-fiftieth of a second, without getting called for a false start, the researchers say.

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