Belgian Thomas van der Plaetsen suffered an injury on the way to the long jump pit, ending up face first in the sand. Just as he was about to make his first attempt at the long jump, Van der Plaetsen pulled up lame with an apparent hamstring injury. Matthias Schrader/AP Belgian decathlete Thomas Van Der Plaetsen lies face first in the sand after a nasty tumble during the long jump event. After the long jump, the decathletes will compete in the shot put, high jump and 400m events. Van der Plaetsen wasn’t the only athlete to have their participation in the Tokyo Games curtailed in cruel fashion on Wednesday.

Source: Stuff August 04, 2021 04:22 UTC