Kazakhstan’s Vitaliy Khudyakov Red-Flagged During Men’s 10KM Race

RIO 2016 OLYMPIC OPEN WATER SWIMMING

  • August 15th-16th, 2016
  • 9AM Local Time (8AM U.S. East Coast Time)
  • 10Km Race
  • Fort Copacabana Beach
  • Results

Kazakhstan swimmer Vitaliy Khudyakov has been disqualified from the men’s Olympic marathon 10km open water swim after receiving a second yellow flag.

The system, developed by American official and coach Sid Cassidy in 2009 to mirror that used in sports like soccer, gives a yellow flag for a first warning or infraction of unsportsmanlike conduct of impeding another swimmer.

Khudyakov recceived a first yellow flag on lap 2 of the men’s race, and then the red flag on the 3rd lap which resulted in him being pulled from the race.

Khudyakov was in 12th place at the halfway mark of the race, about 1 minute and 23 seconds behind the leader Jarrod Poort of Australia.

France’s Aurélie Muller was disqualified in Monday’s race after a tumultuous finish that saw her make heavy contact with Italy’s Rachelle Bruni.

With less than 2 kilometers to go, Poort currently holds a 20-second lead over defending gold medalist Ous Mellouli. A full report will be available at the completion of the race.

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Catherine
7 years ago
Human Ambition
Reply to  Catherine
7 years ago

Pay Per View. The Olympics are highly commercial.

John
7 years ago

From the looks of the live feed, Jordan got beat up quite heavily on the last 500m, by Mellouli and others. Basically he was squeezed in a box with no room to escape. Very sad but it’s a sport of very mature, experienced guys. If you swim in a tight pack right before the finish you just can’t sprint because no one lets you. When you are the world champion and and a 14.45 pool swimmer and only 400m left to finish, I guess such race conditions are predictable and you have a target on your back. Perhaps his best strategy should always be running away from the pack around 600-800m to finish and use his pool speed. He did… Read more »

Human Ambition
Reply to  John
7 years ago

I believe noone would benefit of targeting anyone in that position. Notice how Spiros backed down and got free water on the left. Ferry was already far left. Full focus in a race tight like this must be on finishing first. Being unjust makes you an immediate revenge target which will cost.

John
Reply to  Human Ambition
7 years ago

Obviously going to the side could be the right decision.

Human Ambition
Reply to  John
7 years ago

As long as one gets into the portal. Spiros and Ferry could swim their stroke uninterrupted. Very skilled.

Coach Chackett
7 years ago

IN-DISQUALIFIED. Glad Sean Ryan gets credit for being 16 seconds back. Not sure why he was DQ at first. Anyone know?

Jiggs
7 years ago

Cool, they un-disqualified Sean Ryan. Jordan got 5th, Sean got 14th.

Jiggs
7 years ago

Someone pulled Jordan back like two body lengths at the final stretch, hope it wasn’t Sean Ryan 🙁
Sean got dq’d toward the last bit.

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