Disaster was narrowly avoided in a heat of the men's 5K race.
With four laps remaining in the second heat, a camera operator appeared to unknowingly walk right into the middle of the race, and runners had to scramble out of the way to miss a collision. It was a crazy scene that shocked everyone in attendance.
It appears the camera operator was focused on the high jump competition happening nearby and lost track of where the runners were. It is incredibly lucky none of the runners fell or were injured. Several runners, including Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen, were visibly upset with the camera operator.got into it with French runner Hugo Hay after the Brit collided with Spain's Thierry Ndikumwenayo and fell on the final lap. Mills was advanced to the final after a decision from the race referee.Ryan Phillips is a senior writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has worked in digital media since 2009, spending eight years at The Big Lead before joining SI in 2024. Phillips also co-hosts The Assembly Call Podcast about Indiana Hoosiers basketball and previously worked at Bleacher Report. He is a proud San Diego native and a graduate of Indiana University’s journalism program.
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