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Champion Runner Suffers Embarrassing Wardrobe Malfunction Mid-Race

EQUIPMENT FAILURE

World Athletics commentators were left scrambling to apologize after accidentally broadcasting the explicit imagery live.

Chris Robinson
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Chris Robinson, a 24-year-old hurdler from Florida, found himself in a pickle on Wednesday when he inadvertently flashed the crowd mid-way through a race—and still managed to finish first. Just seconds into the 400m Men’s Hurdles at the Czech Republic’s Golden Spike Ostrava, Robinson’s shorts began to malfunction, exposing his uncovered genitals. Flustered commentators for the World Athletics global broadcast attempted to apologize to viewers for the accidental graphic imagery—just as their producers panned to a head-on view. However, as commentator Tim Hutchings, a retired long-distance runner, explained, the unfortunate “equipment failure” isn’t all that uncommon. “Perhaps in a race every two or three years, you see scenes like this from men and women,” he added. Despite Robinson’s repeated attempts to readjust his shorts, the problem only worsened when it came time for him to clear the hurdles, and the runner ended up exposed for most of the race. Lucky for him, he also ended up with a narrow lead over his competitors, somersaulting over the finish line in 48.05 seconds, just 0.6 seconds before the runner-up. Robinson celebrated by collapsing to the ground—face down, with his wardrobe malfunction out of view.

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