Sports slat in the USA
The relay runner hits her competitor with a staff
A brutal act shakes sports fans in the United States: at the relay race of the athletics championships, a runner of her competitor Kaelen Tucker hits the skull – while she is overtaking.
The competition in the United States took an unexpected turn when a relay runner, her competitor, the high school runner Kaelen Tucker, reflected with her staff. The incident caused horror and discussions. The behavior of the perpetrator and the team after the relay race heats the debate. An apology is still pending ,.
Relay on the state in the US state of Virginia
At the state indoor championships of the Virginia Highschool League, over 4×200 meters on the Liberty University campus in Lynchburg, the shocking incident occurred. The video of the crime went viral, it continues. An athlete from the IC Norcom High School put her competitor Kaelen Tucker from the Brookville Highschool, who overtook her in the run, with the baton. She caught Tucker’s head.
In the video you can see how Tucker grabs the head after the attack and goes aside after a few steps – on the sidelines it falls to the ground. The competitive managers reacted to the violation of the standard: they drew disciplinary consequences and disqualified the perpetrator from the IC Norcom High School.
Heavy consequences for Kaelen Tucker
The incident did not go out lightly, because Tucker suffered a concussion and possible skull fracture. It is examined because of suspicion of a skull break, according to “Eurosport”.
No excuse of the perpetrator
The victim’s mother, Tamarow Tucker, that neither the Norcom coach nor the runner himself apologized: “No excuses. Neither from the coach. Nor from the athlete. Nothing. Even if it had been an accident that I don’t believe … nothing.”
Her daughter Kaelen Tucker can still not understand the incident: “I still can’t believe it, I am under shock.” She wonders why the perpetrator followed her the anta and no excuse.
The Virginia Highschool League assumes a serious problem and announces that he still want to check the incident. In a statement, the league informed the “People” magazine that the measures of the competition manager to disqualify the runner were appropriate and correct. Also, every case of this kind is checked with the participating schools, which affects the security of the athletes.
Source: Stern
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