By Hamish Mackay Follow @@H_Mackay Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad took his shirt off in celebration before he even finished his race, and was then disqualified. The French athlete was competing in the 3000m steeplechase at the European Championships. But before the race had even ended he removed his shirt in celebration. The officials failed to see the funny side and the 29-year-old was shown a yellow card for his troubles. Worse was to come for the Frenchman, though, as he was then disqualified completely. VIDEO Scroll down to watch I'm still European champion - Mekhissi Shirty: French athlete Mekhissi-Benabbad took his shirt off before he had even crossed the finish line
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Mahiedine Mekhisi-Benabbad won steeplechase at European Championships
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Frenchman removed his shirt in celebration before the race had ended
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29-year-old was then shown a yellow card by officials
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Spain protested and claimed he should be disqualified
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Mekhissi-Benabbad was then disqualified
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France appealed the decision but their appeal was rejected
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Yoann Kowal promoted to gold medal position
Gold: @placeholder won the gold medal after his compatriot was disqualified