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MAX BURGIN had to abruptly cut short a live BBC TV interview due to feelings of nausea.
The 24-year-old athlete from Halifax excelled in the first semi-final of the men’s 800 metres, clocking in at 1:44.73 on the third day of the European Athletics Championships.
Burgin is known to experience nausea after races, having tested his body to its maximum.
On a scorching day in Birmingham, he had trouble keeping his breakfast down while speaking with BBC track-side reporter Sarah Mulkerrins in the mixed zone.
More than a minute into the interview, as the Yorkshireman discussed his struggles with sleeping before a race, he suddenly paused to retch into his left shoulder and then into the back of his hand.
Noticing his distress, Mulkerrins quickly said, “We’ll let you go, thanks so much, Max.”
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Burgin, who missed his opportunity at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games due to a lingering virus, later expressed confidence about competing in Thursday night’s final during another warm evening in the West Midlands.
He remarked: “The heat can be advantageous for speed, as your muscles are warmer when you compete.
“I was fine out there.
“It’s unusual for this country, but we are used to racing in these kinds of conditions elsewhere.”
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“We’re accustomed to this type of weather on the circuit, unlike the weather in Glasgow last week.”
Irishman Mark English won the second semi-final, finishing 0.23 seconds ahead of British runner-up Ben Pattison, with a time of 1:43.49.
This performance broke the Championship record of 1:43.84 set by East German athlete Olaf Beyer in Prague in 1978.
