Earlier reports said the black kid — who was not at all involved in that particular race — had wandered onto the track in the path of the runners. The white kid, who was in that race, pushed or shoved the black kid out of the way as he ran past, telling him to get off the track. The black kid took offense and waited until the runners came around again and sucker punched the white kid. I haven’t seen footage of the white kid pushing the black kid out of the way.
The incident went down at the Tohopekaliga Tiger Invitational in Kissimmee on Saturday ... when witnesses claim the athlete in a black uniform was standing on the track as the runner in white and red was circling around and leading the pack.Witnesses say the runner in first place yelled at the athlete in black to move ... but when the next lap came around, the guy appeared to purposely get in the way of the runner by standing on the track.
According to witnesses, the runner in first then pushed the athlete in black to get him out of the way. In response, the athlete chased down the runner and punched him from behind.
The runner who was attacked then fell to the track ... but it's unclear if he suffered significant injuries or if he finished the race.