[DOC] [TLE] Track and field athletes have been diving across the finish line in bid ... [PAR] Jul 2, 2012 ... Runners hoping to secure their trip to the upcoming Olympics in London ... 
finishing third in the 110-meter hurdle race this weekend in Eugene, ... The 
decision as to who wins is usually determined by whose torso crosses the finish 
line first. .... Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. [DOC] [TLE] QUESTION - Rule for finish line (part of the body) - LetsRun.com [PAR] Apr 13, 2012 ... So, I was helping as a finish line timer for my daughter's HS track ... runner 
crosses the finish line and that it can be any part of the body ... The race is over 
when the "torso, as distinguished from the head, neck, arms, legs, feet, or hands. 
... foot crossing the line had the chip finishing ahead of his competitor... [DOC] [TLE] The Anatomy of a Dive Across the Finish Line - The New York Times [PAR] Aug 16, 2016 ... Shaunae Miller of the Bahamas dived over the finish line ... sprinter, has earned a 
lot of loyalty from track and field fans worldwide through the years. ... 10,000 
meters and the men's 400  races in which the time was the story. ... least for 
now the rules allow a runner to leave her feet as she crosses the line. [DOC] [TLE] Rio Olympics 2016: Why Shaunae Miller's dive across the finish line ... [PAR] Aug 16, 2016 ... Shaunae Miller of the Bahamas edged out US runner Allyson Felix, who was 
favored to take the gold, ... This is a totally fair way to win an Olympic gold medal 
in track ... Association of Athletics Federations, the world governing body on track 
and field. ... Her feet didn't cross the finish linein a foot race. [DOC] [TLE] 3 photos show how a dive at the finish line and 0.07 seconds cost ... [PAR] Aug 15, 2016 ... One of the best finishes in Olympics history cost Allyson Felix a record 5th gold 
medal. ... and the most of any woman in Olympic track and field history. ... The 
race is decided by which runner's chest crosses the finish line first. Felix's entire 
body crossed the finish line before Miller's, but that is not what counts... [DOC] [TLE] Photo Finish: How to Read a Finish Line Photo [PAR] Jun 9, 2008 ... The days of timing races with a stopwatch, especially sprint races, are long gone! 
... When a camera is placed relatively close to the track, the depth of field (the ... 
When the chest is the first part of the torso to cross the finish line, the ... Notice 
how the body positioning of the runner finishing in lane three has... [DOC] [TLE] Track and Field 101: Rules | NBC Olympics [PAR] Mar 15, 2016 ... Also, a runner who strays from his or her lane in the straightaway, or crosses the 
outer line of his or her lane on the bend, and gains no... [DOC] [TLE] Bahamian runner dives across finish line to steal ... - Business Insider [PAR] Aug 15, 2016 ... Shaunae Miller laid out her body to win gold by .07 seconds in the 400 ... 
Bahamian runner dives across finish line to steal gold medal in the ... For Miller, 
the bumps and bruises of the dive on the track will all be ... Here is the full video 
of the end of the race: ... More: Rio 2016 Rio Olympics Track and Field. [DOC] [TLE] When did rules change for reaching vs crossing finish line ... [PAR] ... had to cross the line in order to win - your whole body (not counting arms ... If "
any part of the torso "crosses the finish line", would that not mean, at a ... By this 
reading, if a single mm of the torso "crosses" the finish line, the race is over. ... 
What these do show is that Metcalfe was running faster at the end.) [DOC] [TLE] Why does Usain Bolt push out his chest as he nears the finish line ...

Question: In track & field, a runner finishes the race when this part of the body crosses the finish line
Answer: the chest