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Topics: Tommy Fury, Celebrity, Viral, Social Media
Brenna Cooper
Topics: Tommy Fury, Celebrity, Viral, Social Media
Tommy Fury has been accused of pushing another runner out of the way in order to recreate his viral 'sprint finish' at a marathon over the weekend.
Fury appears to have taken a shine to running in recent months, with the 25-year-old breaking the internet after being spotted nearly knocking over someone's grandma at a local 10k run back in January.
The boxer clearly enjoyed the attention the stunt brought him and has since recreated the sprint at numerous different running events he's taken part in, including yesterday's (7 September) Great North Run.
Held between Newcastle and South Shields, the 21km event is said to be the largest half marathon in the world, with 60,000 entrants reported to have taken part this year (per BBC).
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This included Fury, who saw the finish line and simply couldn't help himself.
In numerous clips currently doing the rounds on the internet, the boxer can be seen charging round the final corner of the race and appearing to push another runner out of the way to achieve his desired sprint finish.
Check out the moment below:
The sprint has of course received plenty of reaction online, as people were once again surprised to see Fury racing to the finish line as if it were life or death.
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"Tommy Fury doing the Great North Run with a sprint finish wasn't on my bingo cards for this year," wrote one spectator on TikTok.
"Runs like an action figure," joked a second person, while a third added: "Someone tell him it’s not a race."
The moment has also sparked a debate over running etiquette more generally, which includes maintaining an awareness of your surroundings and making sure you don't bump into other runners when passing them.
"I actually can’t believe he shoved that poor man out the way? It’s so bizarre how he finishes all these races and clearly has no sportsmanship," questioned one viewer.
"Has he considered a faster pace during the run so he doesn’t have so much energy he can shove people at the end," added a second.
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This isn't the only running backlash which Fury has faced in recent days, after he was previously accused of 'lying' about his performance in a 100KM triathlon in France.
Fury's Instagram posts from the day suggested that he'd completed the running, cycling and swimming aspects portions, only for skeptical followers to point out that he had a DNF [Did Not Finish] next to his name for the race.
Professional Triathletes Organisation later clarified the situation, stating that 93 entrants - including Fury - were not able to complete the cycling portion of the race due to 'road closures'.
"Due to our permit for the road closures in France, unfortunately Tommy and some other athletes in the 100km amateur race were unable to complete the bike course before the cut-off time," the organisation's statement read (via The Mirror).
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"However, given our philosophy to grow the sport and encourage new athletes, we wanted to give them as full an experience as possible. So they were all given the opportunity to do the 18km run and cross the finish line."
LADbible Group has approached Tommy Fury's representatives for comment.