TODAY   |  June 25, 2012

Olympic trials photo finish too close to call

A photo finish shows two Olympic hopefuls, competing in the 100 meter dash, cross the finish line at exactly the same time. TODAY’s Natalie Morales reports.

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>>> it was a finish not even a photo could decide. check it out. crossing the line of u.s. olympic track and field team qualifiers for this summer's games in london. the women tied for third place in the 100 meters and the sport has no protocol for how to break the tie. after some significant head scratching, a decision was put in place. the athletes will have to choose between a tiebreaking coin toss or runoff. the women have until the end of the olympic trials next sunday to decide. willie and ann, to make the situation all that more tense, both ladies share the same coach. they often train together and they both have lucrative nike deals which includes a bonus for whoever makes the olympic team. hard decision.

>> how do you expect they pick a runner off. you don't want to have a coin toss .

>> you can't leave all that to a coin toss .

>> terrific runners.

>> run again.

>> give them both the money.

>> if matt would have won, he would have won by a nose. he's not even