The 200-meter race in the U18 European Athletics Championships in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, was British runner’s Jake Odey-Jordan’s to lose. With a massive lead, the question was less about whether he’d win and more about his time and who would finish second.
Then, suddenly, the 16-year-old stopped sprinting. Apparently, with the assumption that either the finish line was closer than it was or he was further ahead than he was, Odey-Jordan eased up and looked around. He watched three other runners zoom past him, and a fourth nearly do the same.
