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Unsuspecting cameraman strolls through Men's 5000m race at Olympics, narrowly avoids collision

Stephen Samraby: Steve Samra08/07/24SamraSource
Track © James Lang-USA TODAY Sports
© James Lang-USA TODAY Sports

There isn’t an event at the Olympics for a cameraman avoiding athletes on the track, but perhaps there should be.

An unsuspecting cameraman decided to walk across the track during the Men’s 5000m event on Wednesday morning, forcing runners to dodge him during the race. It’s certain none of the competitors were expecting it, and one has to wonder what the cameraman was thinking.

Check out the video below, shared to social media by Irish sports journalist Daniel Hussey. A collision was avoided in shocking fashion, but now we wait for our answer to the age-old question for why the cameraman crossed the road.

You legitimately can’t get closer to ruining an Olympic event than that. We’re willing to bet the cameraman will be reprimanded pretty heavily for almost etching his name into infamy in Paris.

More on the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, Team USA

Elsewhere on the track, American sprinter Noah Lyles re-established himself as the fastest man in the world on Sunday, winning the 100-meter dash at the 2024 Paris Olympics. It was Lyles’ first Olympic gold medal in the event, succeeding Italy’s Marcell Jacobs, who took home first place in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Lyles posted a 9.79-second time in the event — five-thousandths of a second faster than Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson, who finished second in the event. United States’ Fred Kerley followed closely behind, securing a bronze medal.

Lyles was the first American to win gold in the 100m race since Justin Gatlin in 2004. Lyles entered the 2024 Paris Olympics as the favorite in the event after winning the 2023 World Championship. However, following a subpar lead-up to the final, the narrative began to shift.

Lyles blocked out the noise and delivered a single message after his victory to all the viewers back home, cheering him on: “America, I told you. I got this.”

Now, Noah Lyles will be looking to make Team USA proud once again on Wednesday, as he looks to capture gold in the 200m men’s race on Wednesday, Aug. 7 at 2:02 p.m. ET.