- World record-holder put in neck brace on the track
- Race won by defending champion, Morocco’s El Bakkali
The Ethiopian athlete Lamecha Girma regained consciousness and was able to speak after a sickening fall in the Olympic 3,000m steeplechase final in Paris on Wednesday night.
The world record-holder hit his head on the track after clipping his knee on a barrier on the final lap of the race. He then lay motionless before being put in a neck brace and taken off on a stretcher by medics.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/07/ethiopas-lamecha-girma-taken-to-hospital-after-horror-fall-in-3000m-steeplechase
Author : Sean Ingle and PA Media
Publish date : 2024-08-07 22:17:48
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