Javelin Strikes Long Jumper
It was Friday the 13th, so something strange was bound to happen.
In a bizarre turn of events, Finland javelin thrower Tero Pitkamakia speared French long jumper Salim Sdiri during the IAAF Golden League meeting in Rome on Friday. Salim was crouching in the warm-up area when a wild throw from Pitkamaki hit him in the upper body.
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According to the BBC, he was rushed to hospital but his injury was not serious and he returned to his hotel room early on Saturday. And this international incident didn’t spark a war between Finland and France, but that doesn’t mean that Finnish javelin thrower Tero Pitkamakia shouldn’t watch his back.
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