Sprinter Anthonique Strachan shocked by messing mascot at World Championships

Bahamian sprinter Anthonique Strachan was good-natured after getting quite a scare from the event's mascot, Youhuu, moments after her 200m semi-final at the World Championships.

Strachan had just sat down on a couch in the Q room, where non-automatic qualifiers can wait to see if they have advanced on Thursday when Youhuu, a mascot version of a native Hungarian racka sheep known for its huge, spiral horns, poked its head out from behind the sofa.

The 30-year-old leapt from her seat in fright in a humorous moment captured on the live broadcast.

Youhuu on a mission