The fall of an Ethiopian runner at the Paris Olympics was caught on video (4 photos + 1 video)
The horrific fall of Ethiopian runner, world record holder Lameha Girma at the Olympics. The other participants almost stepped on the unfortunate man, who could not even move when doctors carried him away.
Ethiopian runner Lameha Girma fell after colliding with a barrier during the final race of the Paris Olympics.
Lameha was among the leaders of the race, but fell at the penultimate obstacle, losing consciousness.
The other runners stepped over the athlete and continued on their way to the medals.
Doctors arrived and put a neck brace on Lamech and carried him out of the stadium on a stretcher.
He came to in the hospital. They say his bones are intact.
Girma is a silver medalist at the Tokyo Olympics. The Ethiopian runner has finished second at the world championships three times. He holds the world record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase - 7 minutes 52.11 seconds.