A false starts is a movement by a participant before (or in some cases after) being signaled or otherwise permitted by the rules to start. Depending on the sport and the event, a false start can result in a penalty against the athlete’s or team’s field position, a warning that a subsequent false start will result in disqualification, or immediate disqualification of the athlete from further competition. 

Generally, the athletes use three types of finishing techniques which are mention below : 

1. Run through : This technique is generally adopted by novice athletes. In this technique, the finishing line is crossed with the full speed by the athletes. 

2. Lunging : In this technique, the athlete bends his ‘torso’ towards the finishing line in the last stride. This technique is adopted by experienced or well experienced athletes. 

3. Shoulder shrug : An athlete tends to bend his one shoulder and the complete action is performed in the last stride near the finishing line by the extraordinary athletes.