"Tokyo 2020 - Morhad Amdouni defends himself after water bottle knocking over controversy in men's marathon". 9 August 2021. However, the video clearly shows several runners in front of him grab water bottles without issue and Amdouni’s hand is seen wide open and not grasping for a bottle at all, but instead sweeping the bottles off the table while runners behind him are unable to obtain water due to his sabotage. To date, French organizations have not commented or sanctioned Amdouni for his poor sportsmanship and embarrassing behavior on the world stage.
