British athlete George Mills shoved Hugo Hay of France in angry scenes after falling in the first men’s 5,000m heat on Wednesday.
Mills, who is the son of former England defender Danny Mills, ended up walking over the line and immediately sought after the French runner.
He was seen marching over to Hay, pointing his finger before shoving his rival in the chest.
Hay tried to put an arm round an incensed Mills to try and diffuse the situation.
George Mills was furious after the race
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But Mills could be seen telling Hay to ‘get off me’ as he stormed away in anger.
He crossed the line in 18th and is now reliant on the officials reinstating him to keep his Olympics hopes alive.
However, former British Olympian Paula Radcliffe feels Mills can’t have any excuses in what ended up being a slow race.
“There’s a lot to look back at, I lot to tidy up and decide whose fault it was,” she said on BBC.
“If you decide to jog that slightly, it’s kind of your own fault. You end up with all of those falls.”
George Mills stormed over to confront Hugo Hay
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George Mills fell with less than 100m to go
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