Ethiopian runner Lamecha Girma was stretchered off following a stumble during the steeplechase final.
During the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase final on Wednesday at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Ethiopian Lamecha Girma was stretchered off from the course at Stade de France.
The event’s reigning silver medallist, who was competing in the Tokyo Olympics, stumbled over a hurdle and fell hard to the ground. Medical staff put him in a neck brace and carried him out on a stretcher.
The following information pertains to Girma’s injury sustained on Wednesday during the men’s 3000-meter steeplechase:
Olympian Lamecha Girma’s Injury
Girma suffered an injury during Wednesday’s men’s 3000-meter steeplechase final at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, forcing medical staff to stretch him off the Stade de France course.
Girma appeared to have stumbled upon clearing the final hurdle of the race, landing hard on the ground and striking his head in the back. He lay on the ground for a while, according to many accounts, before medical professionals arrived to treat to him. After that, he was taken off a stretcher and put in a neck brace.
Here’s another look at Girma’s fall, broken down by ESPN Africa’s sequencing.
Update on Lamecha Girma
L’Equipe reports that Girma was brought to the hospital for evaluation, has regained consciousness, and can talk.
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