"Nazgul, who according to NPR lives at a nearby hotel in Tesero, broke on to the course on Wednesday morning and sprinted for the line behind Croatia's Tena Hadzic as she came to the end of the qualifying race for women's team cross-country sprint. Even if he had completed the entire race, Nazgul's time would not have counted as he is male. And a dog."
"I was like, Am I hallucinating? Hadzic said of her encounter with Nazgul, a Czechoslovakian wolfdog. I don't know what I should do, because maybe he could attack me, bite me. Once Nazgul had taken in the cheers of the adoring crowd, he was captured by race officials. Hadzic took the incident in her stride. Nazgul greets his fellow athletes after the race. Photograph: Hannibal Hanschke/EPA It's not that big deal, because I'm not fighting for medals or anything big, she said."
Nazgul, a two-year-old Czechoslovakian wolfdog living at a nearby hotel in Tesero, ran onto the women's team cross-country sprint course during Wednesday's qualifying race. He sprinted toward the finish line behind Croatia's Tena Hadzic but his time would not count because he is male and a dog. Hadzic said she was surprised and uncertain how to react, fearing a possible bite. After taking in cheers from the crowd, Nazgul was captured by race officials. Hadzic downplayed the incident but warned it could affect medal outcomes if it occurred in a final. Owners said he followed them because he was upset to see them leave.
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