$athlete[$i,$j++] = $bug;

##</code><code>##

    $ perl -wcle '$i = $j = 0; $athlete [$i, $j ++] = 1'
    Multidimensional syntax $athlete [$i, $j ++] not supported at -e line 1.
    Useless use of a variable in void context at -e line 1.
    Name "main::athlete" used only once: possible typo at -e line 1.
    -e syntax OK

##</code><code>##

    $athlete [$i] [$j ++] = $bug;