Brazilian gymnast Flavia Saraiva suffers gruesome eye injury during Olympics final

Brazilian gymnast Flavia Saraiva helped her state triumph bronze successful nan Olympic women's squad last connected Tuesday - contempt suffering a nasty oculus injury.

The 24-year-old had humor coming from her eyebrow - and swelling beneath her oculus - aft a achy autumn while practicing connected nan uneven bars successful Paris.

But she recovered to thief Brazil separator retired Great Britain and unafraid a spot connected nan podium down Italy and an all-conquering US squad led by Simone Biles.

There was interest erstwhile Saraiva collapsed into nan mat and needed curen from coaches and medics.

The gymnast revealed that she was disorientated and struggling to spot retired of her correct oculus aft apparently taking a rustle from her ain knee. 

'It’s not nan first clip it happened to me. We are warriors,' nan Brazilian jock said pursuing nan final.

'I could not see, it bled, but nan team’s expert told maine everything was each right. I judge my knee deed my oculus erstwhile I tripped.'

She added: 'When I realized I was connected nan floor, lying down pinch my knee successful my face.

'I conscionable rolled complete truthful Rebeca (Andrade) could lukewarm up. I said: "Guys, wherever americium I?". Then (someone) said: "It’s bleeding, it’s bleeding". 

'I put my manus connected my look and my oculus was bleeding, I didn’t understand anything. Then he asked if I was warm. Then I said: "Now I’m awake"'

An unthinkable vault by Andrade helped seal bronze for Brazil, their first ever badge successful nan discipline.