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Lamecha Girma: what is his health status after his heavy fall on the athletics track in Paris 2024
The Ethiopian athlete left the Stade de France on a stretcher after hitting his head on the ground and falling unconscious while competing in the final of the 3,000-meter steeplechase.
Girma was rushed to a Paris hospital following his severe fall. (Photo: Prensa Libre: AFP)
Lamecha Girma starred in what is possibly the most worrying image of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games suffer a bad fall on the athletics track at the Stade de France.
The Ethiopian athlete was competing in the final of the 3,000-meter steeplechase when He fell violently to the ground after his leg hit one of the barriers at full speed.
Grima, who won the silver medal in this discipline at the Tokyo Olympics,He was knocked unconscious by this strong blow to the head.so minutes later he was evacuated from the track on a stretcher.
After leaving the track to the applause of the public, The Ethiopian athlete was rushed to the Pitié Salpêtrière hospitalin Paris, where he spent the night under medical observation.
Grima boat, after spending the night in the hospital, is “in good condition”according to information published by the National Federation of Ethiopia.
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In addition, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) assured that Grima, who holds the world record for the 3,000-meter steeplechase, He is better after losing consciousness due to the strong blow he received.
“We have understood that he is doing well and we are thinking about him”said IOC spokesman Mark Adams.
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On the other hand, her coach, Eabisa Negese Geletu, shared a post on X in which she states that Grima “has not yet fully regained consciousness and although his life is not at risk, he will need some time to recover.”
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