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Runner Lonah Chemtai Salpeter is consoled after she miscounted the laps and stopped running too early in the women's 5000m final race during the European Athletics Championships at the Olympic stadium in Berlin, on August 12, 2018. (John MacDougall/AFP)
An Israeli runner who shocked viewers at the European Athletics Championships in Berlin when she thought the race was over and pulled up a lap short said Monday she hoped to learn from her mistake despite the disappointment.
Lonah Chemtai Salpeter thought she had won silver in the 5,000 metres on Sunday night in Berlin and stopped running with one more lap to go.
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