SEE IT: French runner Mahiedine Mekhissi rips off shirt before crossing finish line at European Championship, gets stripped of gold medal (VIDEO) He’s done it again. Bad boy French athlete Mahiedine Mekhissi has been stripped of his European Championship gold medal after he ripped off his shirt before crossing the finish line. The 29-year-old steeplechaser removed his short with 100 meters of the 3,000-meter event to go. Believing he couldn’t be beaten, he carried it in his mouth – waving his arms in celebration. Petr David Josek/AP A shirtless Mahiedine Mekhissi crosses the finish line to win the 3000m steeplechase final during the European Athletics Championships in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday. But his Thursday night antics in Zurich, Switzerland, cost him the title – as he ended up being disqualified. Fellow Frenchman Yoann Kowal was promoted to the gold medal position, reports The Local. It’s not the first time Mekhissi had made the headlines for his bad behavior. At the same tournament held in Helsinki, Finland, in 2012, he shoved a mascot – who was being played by a 14-year-old girl. Petr David Josek/AP The Frenchman’s antics resulted in his being disqualified and stripped of his gold medal. FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images Mekhissi has reportedly been in trouble for bad behaviour on several occasions in recent years. Previous Next Enlarge And in Barcelona [...] newsnyork/see-it-french-runner-mahiedine-mekhissi-rips-off-shirt-before-crossing-finish-line-at-european-championship-gets-stripped-of-gold-medal-video-2/
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