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American athlete Molly Huddle learns the hard way not to celebrate before you cross the finish line in Beijing

America's Molly Huddle was convinced that she'd earned a bronze medal in the 10,000m but unfortun...
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14.35 24 Aug 2015


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American athlete Molly Huddle learns the hard way not to celebrate before you cross the finish line in Beijing

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America's Molly Huddle was convinced that she'd earned a bronze medal in the 10,000m but unfortunately decided to celebrate a little too early. 

The runner was about to cross the finish line and began to raise her arms in the air in celebration, when she was pipped by team-mate Emily Infeld. 

The images show just how close it was, and that Huddle was on the verge of claiming the medal, but the late burst from Infeld meant that she took the bronze by 0.09 seconds, with a time of 31:43.49 as compared to Huddle's 31:43.58.

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It's a particularly tough way to learn the lesson that you shouldn't celebrate too early, and there may well be some awkward conversations on the team flight back as a result.


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