American runner loses bronze medal after celebrating too early
An American distance runner lost a bronze medal all because she started celebrating a bit too early.
Molly Huddle took part in the 10,000 meter race at the World's Athletics Championship in Beijing on Monday. Just as she was about to come in third, the 30-year-old runner eased up on her pace in celebration. In the last moment she was passed by fellow American, Emily Infeld.
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"Emily slipped on the inside as I eased up a little bit. She had this once-in-a-lifetime moment. I feel like it kind of slipped through my fingers," Molly told NBC Sports. "The Olympics are typically a hard race, not a tactical one, so this probably won't ever come around again."
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Huddle seemed to take the embarrassing lose hard, but it's a mistake she won't make again. The same can be said about Oregon runner Tanguy Pepiot, who tried to pep up the crowd back in April just as another runner blazed past him to win first place.
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