Teenage runner disqualified for pushing rival at finish line during 1500m race
A teenage runner in Spain had a brain explosion at the finish line at the Spanish Under-20 Indoor Championships.
Guillermo Sanchez was crowned the victor of the 1500m event but attention quickly turned to the battle for second place.
Athletes Daniel Lopez and Mario Palencia, both 18, weren't far behind Sanchez when he crossed the line.
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Palenia pushes Lopez at the finish line. X
Lopez, who was in second position, veered into Palencia's path to block him from snatching his place.
That didn't sit well with Palencia, who shoved Lopez after he crossed the line and took second position.
Lopez and Palencia exchanged words and raised their arms in each other's direction at the conclusion of the race.
Palencia was disqualified for unsportsmanlike conduct and was red-carded.
The incident is the second in just days after a teenage runner in the US was bashed in the back of the head with a baton during a relay by a rival.
