Drone crash interrupts the hurdles at the European Athletics Championships 2026

Oops :flushed_face:

(excuse the crap audio - screen grab on my laptop whilst sitting waiting for my car to get serviced)

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Should’ve made the pilot do the walk of shame and pick it up themselves :wink:

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In a pink Tu-Tu

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Will we get a Geeksvana video on the cause and future lesson to be learnt etc? :joy:

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Jezzz-zzz-zzz-zzzus I hope not

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You had one job pilot!

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At least it was the official drone that crashed not some geezer flying over the event.
Like others have said I hope the pilot did the walk of shame.

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I was watching the steeplechase the other night and the drone was following the pack
But he didn’t fly over the hurdles he was going under them :grinning_face:
I was hoping he would do a power loop

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He (she? other pronouns are available, especially as we’ve invoked the pink tu-tu of shame) was flying through the hurdles during the race? There’s a line between professional footage and showing off, and this sounds to me like the wrong side of it! I’m sort of grateful that this pilot was the official pro; it lets us amateurs off the hook at a time when we’ve had some bad press! Luckily nobody was hurt (to be fair he was following the pack and not in amongst it), but an interrupted race is a serious matter for the athletes, as it will affect the final rankings when it is resumed!

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Ok, watched the vid now, it wasn’t during the actual race!

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I’d be very concerned if you were a juror, you’d be giving your own verdict before all the evidence had been presented. :joy:

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I do wonder, FFS!

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Couldn’t have made it much easier for you, John… :wink:

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We can see the drones in the air from here just hovering.

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@Smithbits_13 This is what I was telling you about earlier

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