Not so sure this should be banned

Duncan Johnstone writes:

World Athletics needs to move quickly to stamp out the technology gains footwear manufacturers are providing runners.

Australian marathon great Rob de Castella is spot-on with calls to investigate the advantage that Nike’s controversial Vaporfly shoes are clearly giving their runners.

The shoes have thick soles and carbon-fibre plates that act like springs to give runners more bounce.

I don’t think you can ban a shoe for being too bouncy.

Even for the average athlete, an American study showed that more than 40 per cent of marathons completed in under three hours last year were by runners wearing a version of the shoes.

Which just shows they are popular with serious runners. If all serious runners use them, then what is the problem?