Runner DQ'd at European Championships for acting black and taking shirt off before win

[Charlie Dooley]

France�s Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad was stripped of what
appeared to be a third straight European Championships title in
the 3000m steeplechase after he was disqualified for taking off
his shirt and putting it in his mouth in the last 100 meters.

Here�s video of Mekhissi-Benabbad�s antics.

It�s not his first run-in with trouble. After he won the
European Championship in 2012, the Frenchman shoved the meet
mascot, which was reportedly being worn by a 14-year-old girl.

In 2011, he and another French runner were suspended after they
came to punches following a Diamond League race.

Frenchman breaks 50km race walk world record, stops to pick up
Portuguese flag

But back to Thursday night in Zurich. Here�s a photo timeline of
the Frenchman�s finish, via Getty Images:

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Acting like a typical negro on a world stage doesn't get
rewarded.

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