Kenyan runner Abel Mutai was just a few feet from the finish, but confused the finish with the signs and stopped thinking he had finished the race.
The Spanish runner, Ivan Fernandez, stood behind him and, realizing what was going on, began screaming at the Kenyan to keep running. Mutai did not know Spanish and did not understand it. Understanding what was happening, Fernandez pushed Mutai to victory.
The journalist asked Ivan: