WORLD RECORD holder Lamecha Girma was stretchered off after a horrific fall during the Olympic steeplechase final.
The Ethiopian, 23, was near the front of the pack on the last lap when he clattered into one of the final hurdles and hit the track hard.
AlamyLamecha Girma fell over one of the final hurdles and was stretchered off[/caption]
He was attended to by medics and carried off the track.
Girmay claimed silver in the 3000m steeplechase at the Olympics in Tokyo three years ago.
He has also claimed three world championship silvers since 2019.
He is the world record holder for the steeplechase with a time of 7:52:11 which he set in Paris last year.
And Girmay is also the indoor record holder for the 3000m with a time of 7:23:81.
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