Ethiopian star runner Lamecha Girma exited the track on a stretcher after taking a hard fall while attempting to clear a barrier on the backside of the final lap in Wednesday’s 3000m men’s steeplechase. The 23-year-old was accelerating down the back straightaway as he leaped to clear the hurdle while competitors were on his right and left. Girma appeared to clip the barrier with his trailing right knee and fell directly onto his upper body. On the broadcast, Peacock play-by-play commentator Leigh Diffey noted minutes later that Girma remained motionless. “In 40 years of commentating running and the steeplechase, I have never seen a fall that heavy,” Diffey said solemnly as he signed off.

Source: Ethiopian News August 07, 2024 20:28 UTC