Lamecha Girma health update as world record holder taken to hospital after sickening fall in steeplechase
Posted on AllSides August 8th, 2024
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Lamecha Girma is 'in a good condition', according to his coach Teshome Kebede, after the runner suffering a horror fall in the last lap of the men's 3,000m steeplechase final. The Ethiopian runner was making a move in the final 300m up to the front of the pack when he clipped his knee on a barrier and crashed to the floor. He appeared to land directly on his head and lay motionless on the track before medics rushed to his aid. The 23-year-old, who currently holds the world record in...