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American runner Paul Chelimo told he was disqualified in the 5000 meters on live television

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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