A track and field athlete was disqualified from an event after his mother helped him cross the finish line

• An athlete was disqualified from a running event after his mother helped him cross the finish line.
• It's against the rules to receive assistance during a race.

Track and field athlete Artem Burtsev was disqualified from a recent event after his mother helped him cross the finish line.

Burtsev competed in a 10-kilometer race at the VIII Sports Games of the Peoples of the Republic of Sakha in Russia this week and, according to Sports.Ru, was leading for much of the competition.

The 93 degrees (Fahrenheit) affected Burtsev, though, and he began lagging, fell to second in the race but was denied a silver medal because organizers disqualified him.

Moments before the finish, Burtsev started to stumble and seemed close to collapsing due to sheer exhaustion. However, his mother entered the scene and can be seen on video assisting her son.

Shout out to the mom

Officials say this is against the rules.

"According to the rules of the International Athletics Federation, there should be no strangers on the treadmill," said First Deputy Minister for Physical Culture and Sports of Yakutia, Alexander Bugaev, to Sports.Ru.

"When Burtsev crossed the finish line, his mother helped him," Bugaev said. "Outside help is immediately a disqualification; this is the rule."

The decision was made by the panel of judges, according to Bugaev.

Watch the scene unfold right here:

Nice try, mom.

Burtsev received medical attention at the time and would be eligible for the event's 5km race if cleared by doctors.