Breaking News: Lamecha Girma’s condition revealed after fall in Olympics steeplechase The 23-year-old, who is the 3,000m steeplechase world record holder, was stretched off of the track… See More

Eithopie’s Lamecha Girma has reportedly regained consciousness after his heavy fall at the start of the last 200 meters of the men’s steeplechase at the Paris Olympics earlier on Wednesday.

His coaching team later delivered an update on his condition online, posting a picture of the steeplechaser on X (formerly Twitter) while undergoing examinations in hospital.

The picture, which showed the runner laying back in a hospital bed, was posted by @angasurunning with the caption: ‘Coach Teshome Kebede said “Lamecha Girma is in good condition.”‘

From a distance, images of Girma’s trip were frightening since his convulsing left leg could be seen. His eyes were also open while he wore a neck brace on the stretcher.

‘Following his fall in the 3,000m steeplechase, Lamecha Girma received immediate care from the on-site medical teams. Our thoughts are with him and we are sending him our very best wishes for a swift recovery,’ Paris 2024 said in a statement.

The race had all the makings of an epic duel as Soufiane El Bakkali waited in the middle of the pack before making his move with about 300m to go, chasing down Girma who was flying through the field.

Events took a jarring turn, however, when Girma fell, drawing gasps from the crowd.