Religion Kipyegon’s Olympic expertise has been a rollercoaster.

The athlete from Kenya discovered herself on the middle of a controversial ruling throughout the ladies’s 5,000-meter remaining occasion August 5. Regardless of crossing the end line second, she was disqualified as a result of a bodily altercation between her and Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay with simply over two laps left.

The disqualification initially resulted in Kipyegon’s silver medal being revoked, behind her teammate Beatrice Chebet, just for it to be reinstated as soon as once more.

So, what precisely occurred?

Round 4,200 meter mark, Kipyegon was within the lead adopted by her teammates Chebet and Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi whereas Tsegay was within the fourth place earlier than surging forward and made a transfer for that first spot.

In doing so, Tsegay minimize in from the skin on Kipyegon’s proper—in response, Kipyegon appeared to the touch Tsegay’s left elbow, after which the athlete’s additional tangled inflicting Kipyegon to virtually lose her steadiness and are available off the observe.

The 2 athletes additionally appeared to change tense phrases as they ran, with fellow Kenyan Chibet additionally seeming to say one thing to Tsegay.