The world record holder in the 3,000m steeplechase, Lamecha Girma, is “doing well” after his violent fall during the Olympic final on Wednesday and his hospitalization, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Thursday, August 8. “We understand that he is doing well and we send him our thoughts,” Mark Adams, the spokesman for the Olympic body, told the press, referring to the Ethiopian national committee for more details. Lamecha Girma, who was aiming for the gold medal in the 3,000m steeplechase, had violently fallen when his right leg hit a barrier at full speed 200m from the finish of a race won by the Moroccan Soufiane el-Bakkali, the defending champion. The Ethiopian, who was no longer moving, was evacuated a few minutes later on a stretcher, to the applause of the crowd. “We hope he is OK and that he can recover quickly. “Nobody likes to see an accident like this,” added Mark Adams.
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2024 Olympics: Ethiopian Lamecha Girma ‘doing well’ after violent fall in 3000m steeplechase final
