Hangzhou, China Reuters —An athletics official suffered a broken leg and serious bleeding after being hit by a misthrown hammer in the Asian Games in Hangzhou, but his vital signs are now stable, a spokesman for the games said on Sunday.
ET) on Saturday, Kuwait’s Ali Zankawi lined up for one of his throws in the men’s hammer final at the eastern Chinese city’s packed Olympic stadium.
Looking horrified, Zankawi sprinted over as blood began spurting from the official’s right leg.
“Currently his vital signs are stable.”An official reacts in pain after his leg was injured by a stray hammer thrown by Ali Zankawi (L) who attempts to stem the bleeding during the men's hammer throw final athletics event.
The netting in athletics is designed to hang relatively loosely to prevent hammer balls and discuses from bouncing back at the athletes after misthrows.
Persons:
Kuwait’s Ali Zankawi, Zankawi, Huang Qinhua, grimaced, dizzily, Huang, Xu Deqing, “, Ali Zankawi, William West, China’s Wang Qi
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Hangzhou, China, “, AFP