The 4x200m relay event was marred by controversy after Everett appeared to attack Tucker with the baton as her rival tried to move round the outside. The clip, which went viral on social media, shows Everett pulling her right arm back and smacking the baton she was carrying across her opponent's head in shocking scenes.

The Virginia track runner accused of hitting her opponent with a baton during a 4x200 metre relay race yelled at the younger athlete, according to a lip reader. Alaila Everett, a senior at I.C. Norcom High School,

The clip was captured at the indoor track championships in Virginia when Alaila Everett was seen striking Kaelen Tucker during the 4x200m relay event.