THIS is the hilarious moment a super-competitive mum shoved a rival to the ground on a school sports fun run.
Katie McDermott, 25, from Coventry, sent a fellow parent flying when she elbowed her out of the way during the light-hearted event on Wednesday.
She was prepared to play dirty if it meant she had a chance to win – and footage shows she didn't think twice.
In a video filmed from the sports day side-line, the red-haired mum makes a mad dash to the finish line.
After realising she was about to be beaten, Katie pushed her competitor – sending the woman flying.
Katie said: "I told my daughter I would be number one, so I had to be.
READ MORE ON PARENTING
Three ‘tiger mums’ on why they push their kids to exercise in lockdown
I tried to make my daughter proud at sports day but it went horribly wrong
"I could see she was winning – so I just gave her a quick nudge and she took off in the air."
Looking back, Katie can't pinpoint what came over here – but felt an instinct to do whatever it was going to take.
She said: "I don't know what possessed me to do it, I was just thinking about how I wanted to win so badly.
"I didn't know the mum very well – everyone was shocked but we just carried on as normal afterwards."
Most read in The Sun
FINAL COUNTDOWN 
Love Island final date revealed – and it's just days away
Love Island’s Movie Night will return TONIGHT with rows & shocks
Shock axe TONIGHT as Love Islanders face recoupling twist
One million people on State Pension to get £326 bank account boost TODAY
Now has a message for the mum who she knocked to the ground – and hopes there's no hard feelings.
Katie said: "If you see this, sorry that I pushed you – I didn't mean to send you flying!
"I don't regret it though, because I won!"
Are you a pushy parent who is always telling your children no? Or are you a free spirit who will always say yes to their kids, no matter what?
This calculator reveals just how many times you will tell your kids yes and no before they turn 16 – and how you stack up against other parents.
Whether you let your kids stay up past their bedtime or if it’s strictly no sweet treats, it will reveal whether you’re the fun mum or the overbearing dad.
Read More on The Sun
I found my engagement ring hidden at home before my fiance proposed & I HATE it
My girlfriend’s way hotter than I am, people presume I’m paying her to date me
The tool was developed after research found parents say ‘no’ to their children 8,395 times a year – with staying up late, having sweets before bed and buying something when shopping likely to get a negative response.
A survey of 2,000 parents of children aged one to 16-years-old, revealed they reject their kids' questions and queries an average of 23 times a day.
Source: Read Full Article
