Amazing video captures the moment high school student runner is sucker punched by another competitor. The incident occurred after the pair had an altercation prior to the start of the race at the Florida meet.
The video shows a pack of runners coming down the straight portion of the track in the 1,600-meter race when the attacker makes a beeline for the runner at the front of the pack during the Tohopekaliga Tiger Invitational in Kissimmee on Saturday.
According to TMZ, a teen in black shorts and t-shirt was told by the punch runner before the race began to get underway.
After the teenager had deliberately gotten in his way, the runner apparently pushed him out of the way and pushed him to the side.
The teen dressed in black ran on the track during the next lap and hit the leader of the race, the runner.
He was thrown off balance by the punch and was floored. He was in a pile at the end of the track, while other runners ran around to him to win the race.
High school student ran the 1,600m. He was hit in the head.
Black runner chased the white lead runner and sucker punched him
The man who had been hit finally got up to finish the race.
The spectacle was so shocking that spectators who were there to support the 27 participating schools in the invitational were shocked.
‘Are you f***ing kidding me?!’ One individual could repeat it repeatedly, and others would scream in horror.
The police were called, but it isn’t known whether charges were ever filed.
After the throw, the athlete was warned to not get in the way. But he chose to take revenge.
The runner pulled him off the path, even though he was still obscured by the track. On the following lap, the black-clad athlete punched the runner in the face. He knocked him to the ground.
Although he was left lying on the tracks side, the runner still managed to finish the race.
It happened Saturday, at the Tohopekaliga Tiger Invitational. Kissimmee. Florida