Medics rush to help Olympic athlete Lamecha Girma after terrifying fall in the men’s steeplechase in Paris
Lamecha Girma, an Ethiopian runner, hit his head in a dramatic fall on the final lap of the men’s 3000 meters steeplechase at the Paris Olympics.
Girma, the current world record holder in this event and silver medalist at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, stood on the home straight along with the rest of the field to take on a hurdle.
But while jumping he broke his leg on the hurdle and fell headfirst onto the track, where he lay motionless.
The race continued and eventually doctors arrived on the track to treat the fallen athlete.
Reporters at the race track shared footage of Girma being carried off the track by emergency workers after the fall.
Lamecha Girma, the world record holder in the men’s 3000m steeplechase, fell
Girma hit his head on the track after hitting a hurdle on the final lap of the race
It is unclear how he is doing at the moment.
The race ended even more surprisingly when American long-distance runner Kenneth Rooks won silver.
Rooks finished behind Moroccan Soufiane El Bakkali and 0.06 seconds ahead of Kenyan Abraham Kibiwot.
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