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A Spanish racewalker learned the hard way not to hot dog before crossing the finish line ... 'cause she was too busy celebrating to realize she was getting passed -- and ended up missing out on securing a medal!!

The hilarious moment went down right at the end of the women's 20km race walk at the 2024 European Athletics Championships ... when Laura Garcia-Caro had a comfortable third-place position as she approached the finish line.

Or so she thought.

The dad who rushed his daughter's graduation stage to keep her superintendent away seemed to be waiting for his moment to shine -- based on new video we got a hold of.

TMZ has obtained additional footage from Baraboo PD that shows the incident in question -- namely, the father of the high school girl who was ready to walk across the stage ... only for her dad to jump in and whisk away the superintendent, refusing to let him shake her hand.

We've seen this moment from one POV -- but now, in this new clip, we can see it from a bird's eye view ... capturing the entire ruckus from beginning to end with a wide angle.

The dad who rushed his daughter's graduation stage to prevent her from shaking a superintendent's hand actually told cops why he did it ... and it doesn't look like he mentioned race at all.

According to the police report submitted by Baraboo PD, cops say the father was questioned by officers that night -- and in terms of a rationale ... they claim he told them he had some kind of personal history with superintendent Rainey Briggs ... the Black school official he shoved away.

Per the docs, obtained by TMZ, the dad told police he had "past issues with Rainey and dislike[d] him." He also allegedly said he didn't want Rainey to have the satisfaction of shaking his daughter's hand.

It's not every day one gets to interview a football legend like Vince Young, so when a Golf Channel reporter saw her chance, she took it ... but there was just one problem -- it wasn't him!

The cringeworthy confusion all went down on Thursday at the BMW Charity Pro-Am in South Carolina ... when Lauren Withrow thought she had grabbed VY out on the course -- but instead, nabbed an assistant football coach.

Check out the video, she confidently spoke to him as if he were the former Univ. of Texas superstar quarterback ... and asked him about his golf game.

Talk about pressing your luck, the guy who Zoom'd into court while behind the wheel -- to face a suspended license charge, mind you -- shouldn't have been driving ... like, ever!

Corey Harris -- who went viral in the aftermath of the court video conference gone wrong -- had another court appearance this week, and actually made it in person this time ... but hizzoner dropped a bombshell about Corey's driving status.

Judge Cedric Simpson kicked off the hearing saying he wanted to set the record straight ... and, ya gotta watch the clip for yourself -- 'cause it's as wild as the rest of this saga.

A family in Texas got more than they bargained for when they took their 2-year-old daughter to a drive-thru safari ... because a giraffe snatched the kid up ... quite literally!

This wild encounter from over the weekend was captured on camera, showing the moment little Paisley got lifted up and dropped by a hungry giraffe while she and her family were visiting the Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose, TX ... cruising through in their truck.

Paisley was riding in the truck bed with her mom when her dad stopped so they could feed a giraffe ... and that's when the giant animal reached down for a bag of food the kid was holding, grabbing hold of her shirt.

Taylor Swift is shaking her head over the fact Lady Gaga spoke out on pregnancy rumors -- saying she shouldn't have had to do it ... let alone deal with people's speculation.

The singer commented on Gaga's video from yesterday -- where she straight up denied she's got a bun in the oven ... something a lot of people thought was the case after some photos of her at her sister's wedding over the weekend went viral.

The pics made it look like LG's belly was somewhat protruding, and amid a lot of questions -- Gaga finally shot it down ... and did so by invoking one of TayTay's own lyrics, no less.

Yuntai Waterfall, a major tourist attraction in China's Yuntai Mountain Park, might see a decline in visitors ... as a new video making the rounds suggests it's, at least partially, bogus!

The waterfall, which boasts an impressive rating from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and its actual water source, are suddenly under a microscope after drone footage on social media showed a pipe supplying water going over the 1,000-foot falls.

Check it out ... you can see water, clear as day, gushing out of pipes located in between rocks -- and it's obviously feeding what most believed was a natural attraction.

One White House reporter got an unexpected news flash of her own when a bird decided her head was the perfect perch just before she went live ... and it's all on video!

Peep the clip -- NewsNation's Kellie Meyer was all set to start reporting outside the White House when a daring bird decided her head was prime real estate for a quick pit stop, fluttering up and clearly ready for its close-up.

At first glance, it might seem like your run-of-the-mill pigeon, but upon closer inspection, it might actually be a white-winged or mourning dove. Whatever it is, Kellie's split-second reaction is pure gold.

Kim Kardashian took a page out of North West's playbook and dressed up as her daughter's character in "The Lion King," while upsetting some of her fans for allegedly trying to steal the spotlight.

On Tuesday, the SKIMS mogul posted a carousel of images to Instagram, showing her posing in a furry tan costume similar to the one worn by North in a recent performance of Disney's "The Lion King."

As you know, North played the character Simba onstage at the Hollywood Bowl, making her singing debut as she belted out, "I Just Can't Wait to Be King," during the live concert event in May.

Will Smith has picked up a thing or two in his decorated Hollywood career ... because he's now able to film himself starring in his blockbuster action movies!!!

Fans are going gaga over some new, behind-the-scenes footage from Will and Martin Lawrence's new flick, "Bad Boys: Ride or Die." The BTS video shows Will handling a firearm and also working the camera in a hectic shootout scene ... yep, doing both simultaneously.

It's pretty incredible ... Will's got a camera strapped to his waist and films himself shooting up some bad guys. At one point, Will flips the camera around to show his POV and then goes back to his face.

Lady Gaga does not have a bun in the oven -- even though a lot of people thought she did based on some pics of her that went around this week ... over which she's clearing the air.

The singer hopped on TikTok Tuesday to address all the speculation, which kicked into high gear after some paparazzi photos of her at her sister's wedding over the weekend were shopped to media outlets ... where she appeared to have some extra belly action going on.

Obviously, something like that is a little sensitive -- but some felt she definitely looked pregnant ... but now, Gaga herself is coming out to deny that, saying it just ain't true.

A new Netflix doc has made people believe that TikTok star Miranda Derrick is in a cult -- but she's calling BS ... and putting out a totally different narrative, suggesting she's just fine.

Miranda hopped online Tuesday to clap back at claims made in 'Dancing for the Devil' -- which characterizes her and others involved with 7M Films as brainwashed sheep that are beholden to an alleged cult leader ... but Miranda says that's simply not the case.

In a short clip on her IG Story Tuesday, Miranda first thanked everyone for their support since the 3-part doc dropped last week ... and then teased a lengthy written statement in the following slides, saying she couldn't spill all the tea due to legal reasons.

A neighborhood dispute turned deadly in Costa Rica after a man opened fire on another guy ... and the horrific moment was caught on video, which shows the killing.

In the harrowing surveillance footage from earlier this week that's making the rounds, 2 neighbors and their respective wives are seen getting into an argument, yelling at one another from their adjoining homes in the city of Escazú. The disagreement moves to the front yard, where the 2 parties continue to hurl words back and forth.

As the argument heats up, Otoniel Orozco Mendoza -- the man who ended up getting shot, and later identified by local media -- makes the quarrel a physical one ... throwing punches at his neighbor, Eduardo Ramírez Zamora. Unfortunately, Zamora pulled a gun out in response.

Peter Parker's got company ... an invasive species of spider is preparing to invade New York, and these arachnids can fly through the air like Spider-Man! 😬

Folks in New York and New Jersey are bracing for the imminent arrival of the Joro spider, a giant venomous species of 8-legged critters known for their ability to parachute around town. They've been spreading up the eastern seaboard, heading directly for the Northeast.

Get a load of this ... female Joro spiders have leg spans reaching up to 4 inches, and are known to use their silk webs to make balloon shapes that allow them to be carried through the air.

A comedian in Spain got cracked after making a sexual joke about another guy's baby boy, with Papa Bear showing up at one of his shows and letting his fists fly ... which is on video.

The brutal attack played out on camera Monday night in Madrid, where comic Jaime Caravaca was doing a stand-up act. In the middle of the show, however, Alberto Pugilato rushed the stage and confronted Jaime, squaring up and landing a punch.

Alberto -- who's been described as a "far-right activist" and is very active on social media -- accused Jaime of making a dirty joke about his 3-month-old on X ... and told stunned onlookers he was just a father defending his son.