Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad – biggest knob in the world, ever?

We’ll let you be the judge. But here’s a bit of a scene setter for you. French Olympian wins European championship 3,000 metre steeplechase and to celebrate, he pushes over a 14-year-old girl. Yep, that happened.

Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad had just come off winning the event when he approached the event’s mascot which happened to be a 14-year-old girl in costume. After slapping a bag she was holding out of her hand, he then pushed her enough to apparently wind the girl. Cameras caught the entire event.

It’s not the first time Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad has caused a stir after winning an event. In 2010 he won the same event, this time held in Barcelona. The post race celebration was more than a bit odd after he went up to the mascot and hugged it in jubilation before making it kneel down and then pushing it over.

Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad has won Olympic silver before. A possible warning to London Olympic mascots who may be on track if he does well…

Via: SMH
Image: Wikimedia Commons

Damian Francis

Damian Francis has previously edited Australian T3 and F1 Racing magazine and wrote for GQ Australia and Men’s Health. Unlike Nick and Trev, he has no kids, no mortgage and no wife, but lives happily on Sydney’s North Shore with his girlfriend.