This is the shocking moment that an athlete was disqualified for a shameful act of sportsmanship just centimetres from the finish line. <br /><br />The incident took place at the Spanish Under-20 Indoor Championships in Salamanca on Sunday. <br /><br />18-year-old Guillermo Sanchez was crowned the winner of the 1500m race after recording a time of 3:54.55. <br /><br />But as he raised his hands in celebration, Daniel Lopez and Mario Palencia, both 18, were near Sanchez. <br /><br />Lopez, who was sitting in second place, appeared to change his path to the right of the track in an attempt to block Palencia.<br /><br />Reacting to Lopez's move, Palencia pushed him just centimetres before the competitors were about to cross the finish line, resulting in Lopez losing his balance and sprawling to the ground. <br /><br />But Palencia's move did not go unnoticed, as he was deemed to have committed unsportsmanlike conduct under article RT7.1 of the race's regulations, per Marca.<br /><br />Palencia received a red card for the incident and was disqualified from the race as a result of his actions.<br /><br />The incident came after Palencia and Lopez also clashed earlier on in the race. <br /><br />It follows a similarly controversial incident at the indoor track championships in Lynchburg, Virginia, when a runner used the baton in her relay race as a weapon against an opponent.<br /><br />The attack took place during the 4x200m relay event of the VSHL Class 3 State Indoor Championships held on the campus of Liberty University.<br /><br />Kaelen Tucker was running the second leg of the relay for Lynchburg's Brookville High School when she went to make a pass around another runner in a battle for second place.
