This is the shocking moment that an athlete was disqualified for a shameful act of sportsmanship just centimetres from the finish line.
The incident took place at the Spanish Under-20 Indoor Championships in Salamanca on Sunday.
18-year-old Guillermo Sanchez was crowned the winner of the 1500m race after recording a time of 3:54.55.
But as he raised his hands in celebration, Daniel Lopez and Mario Palencia, both 18, were near Sanchez.
Lopez, who was sitting in second place, appeared to change his path to the right of the track in an attempt to block Palencia.
Reacting to Lopez's move, Palencia pushed him just centimetres before the competitors were about to cross the finish line, resulting in Lopez losing his balance and sprawling to the ground.
But Palencia's move did not go unnoticed, as he was deemed to have committed unsportsmanlike conduct under article RT7.1 of the race's regulations, per Marca.
Palencia received a red card for the incident and was disqualified from the race as a result of his actions.
The incident came after Palencia and Lopez also clashed earlier on in the race.
It follows a similarly controversial incident at the indoor track championships in Lynchburg, Virginia, when a runner used the baton in her relay race as a weapon against an opponent.
The attack took place during the 4x200m relay event of the VSHL Class 3 State Indoor Championships held on the campus of Liberty University.
Kaelen Tucker was running the second leg of the relay for Lynchburg's Brookville High School when she went to make a pass around another runner in a battle for second place.
The incident took place at the Spanish Under-20 Indoor Championships in Salamanca on Sunday.
18-year-old Guillermo Sanchez was crowned the winner of the 1500m race after recording a time of 3:54.55.
But as he raised his hands in celebration, Daniel Lopez and Mario Palencia, both 18, were near Sanchez.
Lopez, who was sitting in second place, appeared to change his path to the right of the track in an attempt to block Palencia.
Reacting to Lopez's move, Palencia pushed him just centimetres before the competitors were about to cross the finish line, resulting in Lopez losing his balance and sprawling to the ground.
But Palencia's move did not go unnoticed, as he was deemed to have committed unsportsmanlike conduct under article RT7.1 of the race's regulations, per Marca.
Palencia received a red card for the incident and was disqualified from the race as a result of his actions.
The incident came after Palencia and Lopez also clashed earlier on in the race.
It follows a similarly controversial incident at the indoor track championships in Lynchburg, Virginia, when a runner used the baton in her relay race as a weapon against an opponent.
The attack took place during the 4x200m relay event of the VSHL Class 3 State Indoor Championships held on the campus of Liberty University.
Kaelen Tucker was running the second leg of the relay for Lynchburg's Brookville High School when she went to make a pass around another runner in a battle for second place.
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