- The men’s 5000m at the Paris Olympics got underway via heats on Wednesday
- The first heat saw a controversial end as four runners collided and then tumbled
- In the second heat, a cameraman disrupted the race in yet more chaotic scenes
The 5000m heats at the Paris Olympics faced more disruption on Wednesday as a cameraman got in the way of the runners in one race.
The event has already been hugely dramatic after four runners, including Team GB’s George Mills – son of former England footballer Danny – tumbled on the final straight during heat one.
Mills had been going well until he was involved in an altercation with France’s Hugo Hay and fell over, with the GB athlete confronting Hay at the finish line after qualifying down in 18th.
However, in the second heat, things hotted up again as the group of runners approached the final four laps.
As the runners took the turn for the straight, a rogue cameran was walking across the track to the edge, blissfully unaware that he was interrupting the race.
The 5000m heats at the Olympics faced more disruption as a cameraman interrupted a race
As the runners took the turn for the straight, a rogue cameran was walking across the track
He seemed blissfully unaware of what was happening as the atheltes ran straight past him
Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen (sixth runner from back in the blue shorts and white top) was left furious by the bizarre incident and angrily gestured towards the cameraman as he ran past
He looked completely shocked as the competitors ran right past him, and almost collided into him in dangerous scenes.
Carrying his filming equipment, the cameraman thankfully realised his error and avoided a damaging pile-up on the track, with many athletes forced to swerve to avoid him.
Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen was one of several runners who were left furious as he gestured towards the cameraman as he ran past.
During the bizarre incident, it seemed as if the cameraman was focusing on the women’s javelin qualifying, which was taking place at the same time, and it proved to be yet another major gaffe from the Paris Olympics organisers.
Ingebrigtsen went onto win the heat, with Ethiopia’s Biniam Mehary and Belgium’s Isaac Kimeli making up the top three, as only one runner fell in the race.
The actions of the cameraman were so close to causing a damaging collision in the heat
Jakob Ingebrigtsen was furious with the cameraman before he went on to win the race
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