European Athletics Championships: Topless Cheers costs the title – FAZ – Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

 
          

 
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 

     
 
             
     
                          Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad reached the goal shirtless
             

 
 
 
     
 
     
     
                                                             

Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad has been disqualified at the European Athletics Championships after his triumph over 3000 meters obstacle. He had taken off down the stretch his jersey. The Frenchman slipped his shirt at the race on Thursday evening in Zurich already mentioned the home straight on the head. He was then stormed by the shirt between his teeth over the final obstacle and the finish. For him, the Frenchman Yoann Kowal was set by the jury to square one.

             
         
 
 
                                                             
                                 

On his Facebook page, the athlete was surprised by the decision. He wanted to celebrate his victory ledlich “like a football player.” He stressed that the Jubilee should not constitute arrogance over its competitors. Mekhissi-Benabbad said he would respect the decision.

             
         

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Mekhissi-Benabbad in front of 15,000 spectators at the Letzigrund Stadium with a time of 8: 25.30 minutes went first across the finishing line. It would have been his third European title in a row.

             
 
   
 
 
 
 
           

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