UPDATE: Chelimo was reinstated upon appeal, meaning he will go home with a silver medal despite the dramatic moment on TV.
Paul Chelimo thought he earned a silver medal in the 5000 meter finals on Saturday night, but when he went to do a post-race interview on NBC he learned some heartbreaking news on live television: He had been disqualified.
Leslie Jones summed it up perfectly:
Chelimo, upon being told the news, looked genuinely shocked but somehow stuck with the interview.
On social media, outrage spread that the moment wasn’t handled differently by the network or officials — though it wasn’t quite clear exactly how long before the interview the news broke.
Read more at USA TODAY Sports.
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