26-year-old Ram Baboo, who finished the race walk in Budapest two years ago, was disqualified earlier in the day when he was in the 24th km of the race.
Sundeep Misra, our man from Tokyo reports: He got three red cards. Then a 3.5-minute break because of that. When he resumed the race, he got a fourth red card, which led to the disqualification.
Why do racewalkers get a red card?
In racewalking, a red card is given when a judge observes a clear violation of form — either visible loss of contact with the ground (i.e. both feet off simultaneously), or the front leg bending instead of being straight from first ground contact until it passes under the body.
When three different judges issue red cards on the same walker, the Chief Judge disqualifies the walker, formally notifying them with a red paddle
