BBC forced to apologise as decathlete’s coach unleashes fury at Olympics | Other | Sport
The BBC were forced to apologise on Saturday morning after the coach of Leo Neugebauer, who is competing in the decathlon at the Olympics, was seen shouting an expletitive.
The German decathlete underwhelmed with his final discus throw and looked incredibly disappointed with how he, in all essences of the phrase, threw away the chance to push up the table.
Though Neugebauer’s coach appeared to be even more frustrated by the throw. The camera panned to the man as he watched the event, only for Neugebauer to barely pass the 40-metre mark.
The coach could not help but hide his emotions as he watched the disappointing moment play out, letting out an almighty: “Ah f***,” whilst filming the throw. Luckily for the BBC, the footage did not have any sound.
However, they wasted no time in apologising for the blatant explititive. The BBC co-commentator said: “There we go, expletives. Sorry everybody! Hopefully no lip readers viewing today.”
Neugebauer was forced to settle for his opening throw distance of 53.33m, with his second throw recording 48.98 and his most disappointing final throw travelling just 40.20m.
The German, who is second in the overall rankings, has the record for the furthest throw by a decathlete and therefore would have hoped to have closed the gap on leader Lindon Victor of Granada by making use of his expertise in one of his favoured disciplines.
Just 12 points separate the pair at present. However, with a distance of five metres between Neugebauer’s score on Saturday and his best recorded score, the 24-year-old wasted a big opportunity to take a healthy lead into the final three events.
In the decathlon, each metre is worth 20 points and therefore Neugebauer will be disappointed to have essentially dropped 100 points at such a key stage in the contest.
The German will be hoping that his disappointing two throws do not prove decisive when the event draws to a close. With Victor in such flying form, Neugebauer will need to trump the Granadian star in at least the pole vault, javelin or 1500m if he is to collect a gold medal.
However, the field are stacking up behind the duo and any mistakes will be pounced upon.
