France's Samir Ait Said reacts after injuring his leg while competing inthe qualifying for the men's vault event of the Artistic Gymnastics atthe Olympic Arena during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro onAugust 6, 2016. (Photo: AFP)
August 6, 2016
#ReadySetRio: French gymnast has operation after horror break
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) – French gymnast Samir Ait Said has
undergone surgery on the gruesome double break of his leg suffered at
the Rio Olympics, his team said Sunday.
“Samir Ait Said underwent an operation in Rio during the night which went well,” the French gymnastics federation said.
“The operation was good, he woke up at 6:00 am,” said former teammate Hamilton Sabot on Twitter.
The 26-year-old snapped the lower part of his left leg landing badly from the vault in the men’s qualifying.
Ait Said fell to the mat in agony clutching the back of his knee and his
leg, which was left at an angle that shocked many in the crowd.
The French delegation said suffered a double tibia and fibula fracture.
