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Can somebody change the article name to '100 m'? Bobblewik  (talk) 16:20, 18 May 2005 (UTC)

I'm agree, the name of the article should be "100 m" and not "100m". It can't be moved easily because previously 100 m was a redirection to other page, so an administrator must do the movement. --surueña 08:00, 2005 Jun 16 (UTC)

I agree and we need to consider the same thing for 200m and 400m that are also incorrectly named. David D. 22:19, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)

• Support move also 200m and 400m (and there is no need to move the articles 4x100 m relay, 4x400 m relay). --surueña 07:54, 2005 Jun 17 (UTC)

• Support move to 100 m. James F. (talk) 00:58, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)

'100 metres' rather than '100 m'

I notice that some articles put the unit name in full e.g. Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres. Others use the symbol form. I am beginning to wonder if we should have a policy of using full unit names for article titles by default. Bobblewik  (talk) 21:51, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)

• Concur with Bobblewik.—Theo (Talk) 15:41, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I would not object to such a change. David D. 16:27, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Should it be just 'X metres' or 'X metres <BLAH>' where BLAH is run, race or something else? Bobblewik  (talk) 11:58, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)

This article has been renamed as the result of a move request. violet/riga (t) 4 July 2005 20:38 (UTC)

metres ??

Isn’t the correct spelling meters? Both in Title and in the text it's spelled metres some and sometimes meters Lappen 21:40:25, 2005-08-12 (UTC)

meter is the usual spelling in USA, metre in UK. Wiki policy is that the article should be internally and preserve the dialect of the creator of the article. The article currently has 3 occurrences of metre and otherwise sidesteps the issue by using the abbreviation m Kevin McE 08:27, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

punch ball

Alan Wells may have used a punch ball back in the 1970s, but it's not something any modern athlete does.

False start to get an advantage? and disqualified?

The new rule is that after one false start, anyone responsible for a false start is disqualified immediately, though this rule has lead to some sprinters deliberately false starting to gain a psychological advantage especially if they're one of the slower starters in the field.

How does false starting and being disqualified give that person an advantage!? --Fxer 19:53, 26 December 2005 (UTC)

Because after the first false start *everyone* in the field is in danger of disqualification, and will therefore be more cautious reacting to the gun.- 81.79.157.142

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