Matt Hudson-Smith billed it as ‘my London 2012’ - but nobody thought to tell Zambian teenager Muzala Samukonga.
A full house turned up expecting to see the Wolverhampton star crowned Commonwealth 400 metres champion on the track where he was raised.
Instead they sat in shock as a 19-year-old he had never heard of overtook him in the final 50 metres - then collapsed over the line and threw up.