Hot Spaniard finds out he won gold b/c of a disqualification
Spanish sprinter Bruno Hortelano placed second in the 200m at this week’s European Championships in Amsterdam, setting a new national record for Spain in the process—but a post-race inquiry revealed the runner who placed first in the final, Dutchman Churandy Martina, would be disqualified for leaving his lane.
Here’s the moment Hortelano learned from a TV reporter that he had actually won gold:
