- World record-holder regains consciousness in hospital
- Race won by defending champion, Morocco’s El Bakkali
The Ethiopian athlete Lamecha Girma regained consciousness and was able to speak after a sickening fall in the Olympic 3,000m steeplechase final in Paris on Wednesday night.
The world record-holder hit his head on the track after clipping his knee on a barrier on the final lap of the race. He then lay motionless before being put in a neck brace and taken off on a stretcher by medics.
Written by Sean Ingle and PA Media
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