World record holder Lamecha Girma carried off on stretcher after horror fall in Olympics steeplechase final
WORLD RECORD holder Lamecha Girma was stretchered off after a horrific fall during the Olympic steeplechase final.
The Ethiopian, 23, was near the front of the pack on the last lap when he clipped the third from last barrier and hit the track hard.
AlamyLamecha Girma fell over one of the final hurdles and was stretchered off[/caption]
He was attended to by medics and carried off the track.
Girma claimed silver in the 3000m steeplechase at the Olympics in Tokyo three years ago.
He has also won three world championship silver medals since 2019.
He is the world record holder for the steeplechase with a time of 7:52:11 which he set in Paris last year.
And Girma is also the indoor record holder for the 3000m with a time of 7:23:81.
Moments after Girma’s fall, Morocco’s Soufiane El Bakkali claimed victory in the 3000m steeplechase in Paris to defend his Olympic crown.
He crossed the line in a time of 8:06:05.
USA’s Kenneth Rooks took silver, with Kenya’s Abraham Kibiwot earning bronze.
BBC commentator Andrew Cotter said: “The drama and the danger of the steeplechase.
“An astonishing race, a very strange race. Soufiane El Bakkali is the champion again, back to back Olympic champion.”
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