The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Thursday that Lamecha Girma, who suffered a violent fall on Wednesday in the final of the 3,000 m steeplechase at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, is "doing well" after being hospitalized.
The public at the Stade de France had left Lamecha Girma motionless and unconscious on the track, after a heavy fall 200 m from the finish. The Ethiopian world record-holder in the event was " doing well ", having been evacuated on a stretcher and hospitalized at the Pitié Salpêtrière hospital (Paris 13th arrondissement) after the race, IOC said.
We understand he's doing well and our thoughts are with him," Olympic body spokesman Mark Adams told reporters, referring to the Ethiopian National Committee for further details. We hope he's OK and can make a speedy recovery. Nobody likes to see an accident like this," she added.
The race was won by Moroccan Soufiane El Bakkali, three years after his first Olympic title in Tokyo.
India's Avinash Sable failed to keep pace with the best in the business as he finished 11th in the Paris Olympics men's 3000m steeplechase final race here on Wednesday.
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The 29-year-old Sable clocked 8 minutes 14.18 seconds while crossing the finish line after running in the lead briefly in the dramatic race. Sable had recently broken his own national record with a time of 8: 09.91 seconds at the Paris Diamond League.
He has been training abroad for a long time in preparation for the Paris Games on funding from the government.
Soufiane El Bakkali of Morocco defended his title, clocking his season's best of 8:06.05 while Kenneth Rooks (8:06.41) of USA and Abraham Kibiwot (8:06.47) of Kenya took silver and bronze respectively.
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