Unlucky mum moons the crowd after faceplanting ground in school sports day race

AuthorDave Comeau
Published date23 June 2022
Publication titleEdinburghLive (Scotland)
The red-faced mum's race took place as part of sports day at her daughter's school in Basildon, Essex, on June 15, reports MyLondon. Footage of her fall has now gone viral online

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Katie wrote a post on Facebook, praising her daughter's athletic ability before her own moment in the spotlight. She wrote: "Great day at sports day for my little cherub. Come first in her race as well; love her. Lessons learnt… I'm no longer 21 and shouldn't run in the mums' race and don't ever wear a dress when running!"

She later shared a TikTok post of the clip which was already on its way to becoming an internet hit. Katie added: "When the kids got more at sports day than they were expecting! Haha. If you can't laugh at yourself then what's life about ay! Sorry kiddos and anyone else watching!"

A Facebook friend of Katie's commented on her post saying: "Omg thanks for sharing the video, got me bloody howling." Various posts on TikTok sharing the same clip have been viewed thousands of times but clearly Katie isn't fazed by her newfound fame, seeing the funny side.

She told SWNS: "I'm not sporty at all, but [my daughter] kept...

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