Lamecha Girma holds the world record for the 3,000-metre steeplechase. There were tense moments in Paris after the shocking scene.
Lamecha Girma, the world’s number one ranked athlete in the 3000 meter steeplechase, suffered a Serious accident at the Olympic Games which left him lying on the ground unable to continue the race, which is why he had to be taken off the track on a stretcher.
He Ethiopian runner 23 years old He set the world record with a time of 7:52, which he achieved in June last year in Paris. For this reason, He was the big favourite to win the 3,000-metre steeplechase final and take home the gold medal. However, a heavy fall during the competition at the Stade de France made this impossible and caused shock among the spectators who remained silent.
The athlete had achieved surpass several of its rivals when, near the final stretch, he tried to overcome one of the last obstacles, He hit the fence and his neck and back hit the ground. The athlete was left unconscious on the track. The runner was quickly treated by medical personnel who had to take him away on a stretcher. In the meantime, the race continued and was won by the Moroccan Soufiane El Bakkali.
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The Bakkali He revalidated his Olympic title and gave Morocco its first medal of the Paris Games. The Moroccan clocked 8m06.500/1000, while the American Kenneth Rooks took the silver medal with 8m06.410/1000 and the Kenyan Abraham Kibiwot won the bronze.
The Ethiopian athlete Lamecha Girma recovers after the accident
Girma already has a medal-winning past having managed to win silver at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, as well as at the World Championships in Doha (2019), Eugene (2022) and Budapest (2023). However, this year she was set to bring gold home.
Assistants quickly approached the athlete, who was lying unconscious on the stadium floor while the race continued to develop for the rest of the participants. The Ethiopian He remained motionless, unable to get up.200 meters from the finish line.
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The athlete was eventually evacuated on a stretcher by medical staff to receive the necessary care. He was taken to the Pitié Salpetrière hospital in the 13th arrondissement of Paris for examinations.
According to the latest reports, the young Ethiopian is in a stable condition and remains under medical observation. The Olympic Committee said on Thursday that Girma’s recovery is “going well” after his violent fall.
Source: Ambito
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