A 24-year-old hurdler recently crossed the finish line as a winner, and thanks to an unfortunate wardrobe malfunction, also as somewhat of an exhibitionist.
Chris Robinson, an American athlete, was competing in a 400m hurdles event during the Ostrava Golden Spike meet in Czechia, when his manhood made a surprise appearance.
In footage that has gone viral, the young bloke can be seen running at a high-speed and flying over the hurdles, before, to put it frank, his penis pops out of his shorts. He can be seen tucking it back in, but unfortunately his fella didn’t stand a chance over the hurdles - peaking back out with every jump.
But despite the unscheduled appearance, the world champion hurdler still managed to keep his composure and beat his opponents, flipping over the finish line and collapsing onto the track with a grin.
Remarkably, Robinson clocked a time of 48.05 seconds - just one-tenth shy of his personal best. Pretty bloody impressive if you ask me.
Commentators just managed to hold it together, with one saying: “Congratulations to Chris Robinson for battling a problem that does emerge occasionally, various parts of their equipment failure can make it very awkward…
"Constant man-handling going on with the left hand, but boy he just stayed in front, dipping at the line and getting home in the lead."
World Athletics commentator Tim Hutchings praised the athlete for the ‘brilliant run’ saying, “Well done to Chris Robinson for battling a problem that does emerge occasionally… Perhaps in a race every two or three years you see scenes like this from men and women with parts of their equipment failing.”
Videos of the race have racked up a bunch of views online, and as you’d expect, there’s been some
“I didn’t know it was a 3 leg race,” wrote one person.
“God! It almost slapped him in the face,” wrote another.
While a third wrote, “he won by a tip.”
All jokes aside, well done to the bloke - handling both the hurdles and the unexpected distractions like a champ.
