Long jumper hit by javelin at Rome Golden League

mimo2005 · 07-14-2007, 05:33 PM

BEIJING, July 14 -- French long jumper Salim Sdiri was taken to hospital after being hit by a javelin during the Golden League meeting in Rome on Friday.

The incident occurred midway through the evening when Finnish thrower Tero Pitkamaki slipped at the end of his run-up, hurling the javelin out to the left of the landing area and spearing Sdiri in his right side as he crouched in the long jump warm-up section.

A medical crew and ambulance were quickly at the scene, but meeting organisers could not say how serious the injury was.

Impaled: French long-jumper Salim Sdiri

http://in.today.reuters.com/news/new...8-1.xml&rpc=92

**Go The Power** · 07-14-2007, 10:54 PM

That aim was way off.....

**jen56** · 07-15-2007, 12:56 AM

Ouch...

~~Nik00117~~ · 07-15-2007, 11:30 AM

Who said his aim was off?

**Go The Power** · 07-15-2007, 09:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nik00117

Who said his aim was off?

I am assuming that the javelin thrower didn't want to hit the long jumper

Zazula · 07-16-2007, 12:47 AM

See it happening live: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v00NFMyfT_Q

**Jack.Sparrow** · 07-16-2007, 01:54 AM

That is one lucky TWIBAT!!

07-14-2007, 05:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
mimo2005 Manager, Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 11,142 OS: xp	Long jumper hit by javelin at Rome Golden League BEIJING, July 14 -- French long jumper Salim Sdiri was taken to hospital after being hit by a javelin during the Golden League meeting in Rome on Friday. The incident occurred midway through the evening when Finnish thrower Tero Pitkamaki slipped at the end of his run-up, hurling the javelin out to the left of the landing area and spearing Sdiri in his right side as he crouched in the long jump warm-up section. A medical crew and ambulance were quickly at the scene, but meeting organisers could not say how serious the injury was. Impaled: French long-jumper Salim Sdiri http://in.today.reuters.com/news/new...8-1.xml&rpc=92 __________________ TSF has outgrown its server, again. Please help "Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo" Last edited by mimo2005; 07-14-2007 at 06:18 PM.

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Zazula Manager Emeritus, I'm blond, James Blond Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 7,667 OS: Win XP Pro SP2	Re: Long jumper hit by javelin at Rome Golden League See it happening live: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v00NFMyfT_Q __________________ "Time is the wisest because it discovers everything" Thales of Miletus (ca.624BC-ca.546BC) "Everything flows, nothing stands still." Heraclitus of Ephesus (ca.535BC-475BC) "One thing I know, that I know nothing" Socrates of Athens (ca.470BC–399BC)

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