World record holder regains consciousness after losing consciousness at Olympics

MOSCOW, August 8 The world record holder in the 3000-meter steeplechase, Ethiopian Lameha Girma, came to after losing consciousness during the Olympic race at the Games in Paris, he was hospitalized, L'Equipe reports.
On Wednesday, August 7, Girma hit a barrier with his foot during the race and fell hard, after which he was unable to get up and finish the race. He was carried off the track on a stretcher.
As the publication notes, the athlete came to at the Stade de France medical center, after which he was taken to the hospital for further examination. At the moment, nothing threatens the athlete's health.

Ghirma is the silver medalist at the 2020 Tokyo Games and the current world record holder for the distance — 7 minutes 52.11 seconds. Moroccan Sofiane El Bakkali became the Olympic champion in steeplechase in Paris on Wednesday.