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A COMPETITOR who was shoved by Tommy Fury in the Great North Run has challenged him to a race.

Diarmaid Warner, 38, was on the last bend when he felt a hand on his arm.

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He recognised the boxer and reality star and later told his wife: “You’ll never guess what — Tommy Fury’s pushed me out of the way.”

The plumber said yesterday: “I was a bit upset and thought, ‘That’s not on’.”

The dad from Dumbarton, who raises money for muscular dystrophy research, is up for a race with him.

But he added: “Not a boxing match, unless he has one hand tied behind his back.”

Fury, 26, was mocked after nearly colliding with an elderly woman at a run in Cheshire in January.

He also allegedly failed to complete a triathlon last month.

Diarmaid told The Sun yesterday: “As you get to the end you think the finish line is straight in front of you.

“It’s only at the last few metres you realise you’ve got one more right turn to make.

“It was as I was going around it that I felt this hand on my shoulder which pushed me to the side for him to run through.

“I was a bit upset and thought that’s not on – it’s not really race etiquette.

“I started with thousands of people who were slower than me but you just weave your way around them.

“You don’t push them out of the way.”

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EUGENE, Ore. — Track turned into a contact sport Sunday when Kenny Bednarek shoved Noah Lyles after Lyles beat him to the finish line in the 200-meter final at U.S. championships.

Lyles reeled in Bednarek in the homestretch to win in 19.63 seconds.

As he was crossing the finish line, Lyles turned to Bednarek in the lane next to him and started jawing at him. A few steps after they crossed, Bednarek reached out and gave Lyles a two-handed shove.

Lyles turned around, backpedaled and reached his arms out, then kept jawing at Bednarek. Their argument continued into the start of the NBC interview.

“I tell ya, if you’ve got a problem, I expect a call,” Bednarek said.

Lyles replied: “You know what, you’re right. You’re right. Let’s talk after this.”

Asked by the network’s Lewis Johnson what happened, Bednarek said: “I’m not going to say it out here, but we got something to do and talk about.”

The next chapter figures to play out Sept. 19 in Japan, where they’ll be among the favorites in the 200-meter final. Lyles is trying to match Usain Bolt with four straight world titles in his best race.

Lyles had a slow start to a season that has featured Bednarek opening as the dominant sprinter of 2025. Bednarek won the 100 meters Friday and also beat Lyles at the Olympics last year, finishing second in a race in which Lyles won bronze while suffering with COVID-19.

“It was a pretty difficult championship,” Lyles said. “I’ve been tired. It’s been rough. Coming out here when you’re not 100% and being able to say, ‘I still got to give my all no matter what happens.’ That’s tough. That’s tough.”

Noah Lyles, second left, wins the men’s 200-meter final at the U.S. championships on Sunday.

(Abbie Parr / Associated Press)

Melissa Jefferson-Wooden won the 200 in a personal-best time of 21.84 seconds, while Olympic champion Gabby Thomas had to wait a few anxious moments to see if she earned a spot on the world team. She did as her named popped up in third place.

It was a winning weekend for Jefferson-Wooden, who also captured the 100 on Friday. She will be joined in the 100 at worlds by Sha’Carri Richardson, who has an automatic spot as the defending champion. Richardson didn’t advance to the final in the 200.

The women’s 400 hurdles was wide open with Olympic champion and world-record holder Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone electing to focus on the open 400 (she won the event Saturday ). Dalilah Muhammad, 35, took control and cruised to the win.

One of the afternoon’s most exciting finishes was in the men’s 800 meters, where 2019 world champion Donavan Brazier used a strong kick to hold off 16-year-old Cooper Lutkenhaus and Bryce Hoppel.