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South Sudan sprinter Lucia Moris was carried disconnected connected a stretcher aft appearing to suffer a nasty wounded during nan women's 100 metre preliminary information astatine nan Paris Olympics.
With nan way events getting underway astatine nan games connected Friday, a cardinal arena connected nan schedule was nan sprinting.
However, successful 1 of nan heats, Moris appeared to prolong an wounded mid-way done nan race, pinch nan 23-year-old collapsing to nan crushed successful agony astir 30m awkward of nan decorativeness line.
She had started nan title brightly connected nan wrong lane, but abruptly seemed uncomfortable aft 1 peculiar step.
Moris past stumbled, earlier she pulled up and fell over, pinch aesculapian unit rushed connected to nan way to assistance her aft nan title concluded.
South Sudan's Lucia Moris collapsed to nan level during nan women's 100m preliminary round
Moris (on wrong lane) had started nan title brightly and was successful a bully position pinch 30m to go
But Moris appeared to tweak thing and stumbled, earlier she past collapsed successful agony
The South Sudanese jock was near writhing connected nan level successful pain, clutching her leg.
She remained connected nan level respective minutes aft nan title earlier she was stretchered disconnected nan way by medics.
Congo's Natacha Ngoye went connected to triumph nan power pinch a clip of 11.34 seconds, but respective of Moris' chap competitors were speedy to cheque she was OK.
Many fans besides expressed their sympathies towards Moris aft nan heartbreaking moment, which came erstwhile she looked to beryllium flying precocious successful 2nd spot pursuing a affirmative start.
One said: 'Prayers up for Lucia Moris dream she’ll beryllium okay,' earlier different added: 'Never want to spot that.'
Several of Moris' chap athletes came to cheque she was OK arsenic she clutched her limb successful pain
The South Sudan prima was subsequently carried disconnected connected a stretcher aft medics tended to her
Further supporters expressed their sadness astatine what had happened arsenic different quipped: 'Oh deity I consciousness truthful bad for Lucia Moris getting injured consecutive away.'
Moris was competing astatine her 2nd Olympics aft besides being portion of nan Tokyo games, wherever she was South Sudan's emblem bearer.
However, her exit successful nan preliminary rounds intends that South Sudan are still yet to triumph a badge of immoderate colour since their inaugural Olympics successful Rio 8 years ago.
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