Present world document holder within the 3000-metre steeplechase, Ehthiopia’s Lamecha Girma, exited the lads’s Olympic closing on a stretcher on Wednesday after tripping over a hurdle.
The runner appeared to clip his proper leg on the brim of the impediment, falling awkwardly to the monitor and hitting his head on the best way down.
Girma was tended to by paramedics shortly after his fall for a couple of minutes after which stretchered off.
The Ethiopian set the world document for the 3000-metre steeplechase in 2023 with a time of seven:52:11.
Morocco’s Soufiane El Bakkali took dwelling gold on Wednesday with a number one time of 8:06.05.