Olympic triathlete Taylor Knibb was caught pleading with the camera crew after an unfortunate incident on live TV.
On Saturday, the inaugural T100 Triathlon World Championship final took place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates as some of the best triathletes in the world came together in a bid to win the lucrative prize money.
Having won races in San Francisco, Ibiza and Lake Las Vegas, Knibb, who had a torrid event during the Paris Olympics, added £166,191 to her total prize money after coming home first in Dubai.
In total, the American won £245,330 over the course of the competition.
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However, during the 18km run in Dubai, Knibb was caught asking the camera crew not to film her backside as she admitted: "I just s*** myself, so can you not get my a**?" You can watch the footage below; the video contains strong language.
Despite her unfortunate incident, Knibb finished the race with a time of 3:29.17, nearly two seconds ahead of Swiss athlete Julie Derron, who crossed the line with a time of 3:31.08.
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Speaking afterwards, Knibb said: "I woke up and messaged my coach that I just feel rough, and I'm like, 'Oh, this is going to be a bad day'.
"So, I was kind of shocked! It only came together in the last 3km when everyone else fell apart, but it was very step-by-step. That was brutal out there, so have fun men! [who raced the following day]'"
She added: "I think my dad was more nervous today than me… I was like, 'Oh wow, you're really nervous, like it's kind of spreading…'
"But I have a fantastic team of individuals and then I have a lot of sponsors and so it's just a huge team effort and I'm very grateful for everyone who supports me and believes in me."
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Australia's Ashleigh Gentle, who finished second in the overall standings, said: "I gave it everything and got 3rd in the end but I’m proud of my effort… It is pretty brutal… when I wasn’t feeling too good and Derron just flew past me on the run, it was super soul-crushing, but I did what I could.
"Taylor has just been dominating and when you’re racing an athlete like that, it is sometimes really difficult to truly believe that you can beat them. But I had this little fire in my belly… I have no reason to believe that I can beat her, but I’m on the start line and that means I have got a chance, so I just had to believe that and I don’t know how I did…. I didn’t beat her but feel like I was a step closer today and did everything I could to try and get there."
The men's event was won by Marten Van Riel of Belgium, ahead of New Zealander Kyle Smith and Germany's Rico Bogen. Alistair Brownlee of Great Britain finished in fifth place.
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