Runners react to Crazy 800m final Waterfall start at Olympic Trials

Monday's 800m final at the U.S. Olympic trials had one of the strangest starts in recent memory. Craig Engels of Ole Miss was let into the final on protest, allowing 9 men to race in the finals. Instead of putting 2 men in 1 lane the USATF decided to use a double waterfall start. Safe to say that not everyone was happy about the decision:













Two-Time Olympic 800m runner Nick Symmonds reacted with multiple tweets:






Jesse Williams poked fun at the decision: