Birhan Getahun of Ethiopia lies on the track after suffering an injury and hitting a hurdle during heat 2 of the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase.
Ethiopia’s Birhan Getahun had to be wheeled off the track during the second heat of the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase on Friday after slamming into a hurdle and collapsing to the ground.
Getahun, 20 years old, appeared to suffer an injury during the race and fell after hitting the final hurdle. He held his hand to his head as Games officials assisted him off the track in a wheelchair. Kenya’s Brimin Kiprop Kipruto went on to win the heat.
Yechiro Sew
August 3, 2012 at 10:40 pm
This has nothing to do with this article but I can’t help my out-of-control joy over what I just saw on TV. Our sweetheart Tirunesh Dibaba just annihilated the Kenyans and the rest of the field in the 10K final. I mean she smoked them!!! She trashed them!!! She didn’t even take prisoners!!!!She showed them who the real boss is right there in there!!! Make sure you watch the men tomorrow!!! It was not really a pretty sight for the Kenyans trying to catch her. She was long gone!!! I mean gone!!!! This must be the widest gap in history of the women 10K final at the Olympics. Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw!!!!!!!
Dear editor, I am sorry but I can’t help it!!! I hope you don’t mind my exhilaration and you will let it ride. Thank you very much!!!!!