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Originally Posted by randomlefty10
It's true that they interefered, but here's the thing about that. They didn't effect the outcome of the race. No matter what, Canada and Germany were finishing 2-3 or 3-2 and top 3 moved on. I think a DQ was harsh there. While being rules appropriate, I don't think it follows in the "Spirit of the Olympic Games"
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The rules are the rules. In long jump, if you pass the line by 2cm, you don't get these 2cm deducted from your distance - you're disqualified. I'm assuming that the same goes for rowing - you get out of your lane, you're disqualified, period.