It has been hard to escape the gruesome images of French gymnast Samir Ait Said’s broken leg suffered during the men’s qualifying competition in Rio on Saturday. Said broke both his left fibula and tibia as he landed a vault. Even more heartbreaking is the fact that the gymnast suffered the same injury four years ago leading up to the London Olympic Games.
Salt was rubbed in the wound as Said was dropped on his way to the ambulance. Paramedics lost control of the stretcher and it crashed to the floor.
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