Stray dog ruins the day for marathon racer
Stray dog ruins the day for marathon racer

Stray dogs are a common sight in India,but things went too far on Sunday (May15) when a stray dog almost ruined the day for Ethiopia’s Mule Wasihun in the TCS World 10K.
After leading most of the 10K run, Wasihun took a wrong turn. By the time he was back on track, he had already lost a lot of precious time but then things took an ugly turn when the dog started chasing him near the Cubbon Park metro station.

He started following Wasihun and menacingly closed in on him on a couple of occasions. Wasihun increased his pace to get rid of the dog but to no avail as the dog did likewise, chasing him right along Ambedkar Veedhi and onto the Cubbon Park. The Ethiopian almost tripped over as the dog came in between his legs and he had to jump over the animal to avoid a fall.

After some time,  the dog did leave Wasihun alone but by then the world had already witnessed an ugly side of the city.

The Ethiopian’s miserable day was complete when the hot pace took its toll and he eventually finished ninth.

People took to twitter to talk about this unfortunate turn of events.

 

 

https://twitter.com/rajasekharvk/status/732210020893360130

 

 

Mosinet Geremew of Ethiopia, meanwhile, retained the Men’s Elite crown while Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya powered to victory in the corresponding event for women.