6 Of The Funniest Sporting Mistakes

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1. A shot putter from American Samoa attempts to keep up in the 100m at the World Athletic Championships

2. Eric ‘the eel’ Moussambani shows Michael Phelps how to swim freestyle

3. In the 1991 Rugby World Cup semi-final, Gavin Hastings misses the easiest kick in history

4. David Beckham aims for the moon with his penalty against Turkey during Euro 2004

5. Jonnie Peacock losing his prosthetic leg while scoring a goal in a football match

6. One Chinese athlete proves that you don’t need to jump over hurdles