Morocco’s Soufiane El Bakkali ended Kenya’s reign in the 3,000m steeplechase at the World Athletics Championships on Monday – but not before a bizarre moment during the first lap when the 15-man field was forced to dodge a camera operator who was standing in the middle of the track with his back to the competitors.
All of the athletes parted en masse to successfully avoid the cameraman, whose back was turned to the oncoming traffic as he filmed the women’s triple jump.
