What happened to lane 1 in the olympics??

Question

it was lanes 2-9 in like 100m just wondering why, as in the long distance running, like 5000m, they could run in lane 1. confusing

Answer 1

You're stupid! Go and participate some athletic and you'll know why..

Answer 2

Well, since there are nine lanes on the track and only eight competitors in the finals of the events less than 1500m in distance, they could have chosen to run lanes 1-8 or lanes 2-9. Since stepping on the inside lane is more common and will result in a disqualification, I imagine that they chose to run lanes 2-9 so that if one were to step on the inside lane they would not be stepping on a curb like they would be in lane 1.

Events 800m in length and longer can run in lane 1 because they only stay in their lane for a short period of time before breaking into a pack in lane 1 (it is the shortest way around the track).

Hope this helps!