Are There Lane Advantages in Olympic Track Races?
At the Rio Olympics in 2016 , South African sprinter Wayde van Niekerk surprise everyone bynabbingthe gold ribbon ( and correct a new worldly concern phonograph recording ) in the men ’s 400 - meter bolt all the way from lane 8 — in the main considered a tough place from which to win a slipstream . In consequence like the 400 - meter , where runners have stagger start out emplacement , those in the outmost lanes ( normally 8 and 9 ) are in front of their contender for most of the raceway ....