Should Olympic Runners Go Bare Foot?

[roadman]

controversy over shoes makes me think that the runners should all be bare foot

[ToraToraTora]

BHG: "Track cycling records are being broken, partly due to the "skin suits" they wear making them more aerodynamic. Should they have to cycle in the nude? " - no but they should wear an apron and use a butchers trade bike with half CWT of meat in the basket, now I'd watch that!

[bhg481]

roadman - did that Danish record stand? I seem to think the judges didn't disqualify them but didn't count the record. I suspect the old record's been broken since anyway.

[Ken4155]

At the start of the race, Steve Cram said it was the greatest line up ever for an Olympic 400m Hurdle final. All 3 medallists wore different footwear, yet all beat the existing record. Shoes? Track? Personal improvement? Drugs? All of the above, none of the above?

[angie55]

//Zola Budd started the trend in the 1984 Olympics when she ran for GB.//

I think you’ll find Abebe Bikila was one of the first in the 1960s and he won gold medals, unlike Zola.

[roadman]

Bhg, Italy beat the Danish time.

[roadman]

But yes, their time did stand.

[novalis]

Abebe Bikila won the Olympic Marathon in 1960 running barefooted.

[roadman]

swear im faster bare foot lol but i never tried the nike super spikes

[Ken4155]

Neither, probably, has either of the two athletes you quote in your links:-/

[William51]

You cannot force people to compete barefoot, it would not be natural.