PARIS (Reuters) – France’s Kevin Mayer, a two-time Olympic silver medallist in decathlon, crashed heavily during the 110-metre hurdles leg of a triathlon at the Paris Diamond League on Sunday.
Decathlon world record holder and two-time world champion Mayer, who was second at the Rio and Tokyo Games, fell after the eighth hurdle with a possible thigh problem and was seen crying on the Stade Charlety track.
The Paris 2024 Olympics start on July 26, with the first decathlon leg scheduled for Aug. 2.
(Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Alison Williams)
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