Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad was stripped of the 3,000m steeplechase gold medal after performing a shirtless celebration down the final straight at the European Athletics championships on Thursday, reports The Guardian.
The Frenchman, well clear of the rest of the field, pulled off his vest as he came around the final bend, put it in his mouth as he waved to the crowd.
He then held it in his hand as he sprinted down the final straight for what appeared to be his third successive European gold in the event but turned out to be a premature celebration.
He initially received a yellow card from a track official for “acting in an unsporting or improper manner” before he started his lap of honour.
But he was later disqualified after Spain, whose athletes finished fourth and fifth, made an official protest citing rules on “clothing, shoes and bibs”, organisers said.
Read more of this report from The Guardian.