America's Molly Huddle was convinced that she'd earned a bronze medal in the 10,000m but unfortunately decided to celebrate a little too early.
The runner was about to cross the finish line and began to raise her arms in the air in celebration, when she was pipped by team-mate Emily Infeld.
The images show just how close it was, and that Huddle was on the verge of claiming the medal, but the late burst from Infeld meant that she took the bronze by 0.09 seconds, with a time of 31:43.49 as compared to Huddle's 31:43.58.
Molly Huddle celebrates too early, then nipped for bronze medal by Emily Infeld in 10,000m by .09 pic.twitter.com/i8PMNWclUQ
— Nick Zaccardi (@nzaccardi) August 24, 2015
Great finish for bronze in 10,000m. Molly Huddle celebrates but late surge from team-mate Emily Infeld takes it. pic.twitter.com/CMjnSg58HT
— Stuart Fraser (@stu_fraser) August 24, 2015
It's a particularly tough way to learn the lesson that you shouldn't celebrate too early, and there may well be some awkward conversations on the team flight back as a result.
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