World champ pleads for TV cameraman not to film bottom after viral accident
An Olympic triathlete is going viral for a desperate plea on live TV after she suffered a mortifying accident in the middle of a race.
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This is the moment Olympic triathlete Taylor Knibb told a camera operator during a live TV race: “I just s**t myself”.
American ace Knibb, 26, is a two-time Olympic silver medallist at Tokyo and Paris in the mixed relay event.
Outside the Games, she is one of the world’s top triathletes.
And Knibb cemented her status as the globe’s best by winning the inaugural T100 world championship on Sunday, The Sun reports.
She stormed to victory in Dubai after previous wins in San Francisco, Ibiza and Las Vegas.
A second-place finish would have been enough to take the title.
Knibb’s resilience saw her become champion while also winning the race under extreme physical duress.
The most mortifying moment came during the final 18km run leg where the athlete had nowhere to hide after soiling herself.
As temperatures hit 31C, Knibb became the focus of the camera’s attention.
Yet she was eager not to be filmed from behind after revealing she had suffered a bodily malfunction.
As she ran on live TV with just 2km to reach the finish line, she turned to the camera before calmly saying: “I just s**t myself… can you not get my ass?”
When given the thumbs up, she responded: “Thank you”.
The camera operator duly obliged as the race continued, with Knibb heroically going on to cross the finish line in first.
Unfortunately, helpless camera operators at the finish line didn’t get the message and poor Knibb’s brown backside was broadcast for the world to see as she crumpled to the ground after crossing the line.
Despite her accident, Knibb was all smiles and was still wearing her triathlon gear as she held interviews after the race.
When you’re a world champion it seems nothing else really matters.
And after swimming 2km at the start, while also cycling 80km, she later admitted it had been a rough experience from start to finish.
Knibb said: “I woke up and messaged my coach that I feel rough. I was like, ‘Oh this is going to be a bad day’.
“I was kind of shocked, it only came together in the last 3km but it was brutal out there.
“I think it was more physical (than mental today). That was easier as you don’t have to deal with your body.”
— This story originally appeared on The Sun and has been republished with permission
Originally published as World champ pleads for TV cameraman not to film bottom after viral accident
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