Saturday, August 16, 2014

Steeplechase Jerk: At Least He Wasn't Slitting Throats*

Gloating at the finish line garners even more scorn from officials than "magically" bumping a Salazar-coached runner from afar during an indoor championship race!  Or so it seems.

But French steepler Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad has a history of finish line antics including slugging a competitor and shoving a 12 year-old girl in a mascot costume.  So when he took his shirt off down the homestretch, official showed him a yellow card.  Then it turned into a red card and he was disqualified as the winner of the European Steeplechase title.  They had a track meet and then a soccer match broke out!




*Throat-slit reference HERE.

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