In this week's installment of the Official's Corner MileStat reviews hurdling and the many ways you can get disqualified or not disqualified.
For those that have ever watched an elite hurdle final, you know how violent and chaotic things can get if someone hits a hurdle at full speed. Hitting a hurdle is-by the rules-not against the rules. It is actually seen as a disadvantage opposed to being an advantage. Though this could be potentially true, we are going to examine a few aspects of how and why this can be both true and false, as well as analyze the punishments and real-world applications.
Let's go over some of the basics before we discuss some of the philosophical areas of the rules. In the hurdle races you must go over the barrier (hurdle) and not move or touch the hurdle with your hand. You may not "hook" the hurdle with your trail leg either. What is meant by that is that you may not bring your trail leg below and around the edge of the hurdle ...
