French 400m hurdler attacked during Warmup! Has to wear eye patch and still wins national titlein 48.57!!!

The assailant snuck in, then confirmed his identity before attacking him. Sounds targeted, I wonder if a girl was involved?

Anyway, from coughing up blood before the start to running a personal best and meeting record.... I wonder if the crazy adrenaline rush helped him here!

"le frère d’une connaissance de Wilfried Happio; une athlète qui était aussi sur place pour participer aux championnats de France"

Brother of female acquaintance of Wilfried Happio; she is an athlete who was also present participating in the French championships.

This is the greatest track story ever.
And the thread subject line captured it perfectly.

I thought this might be a 50 or 51 second win.
But 48 isn’t bad.

Running 400mH on Pure Fear.

Any chance this was set up like Jessie Smollett? I hope not but it ford weird to me that he just happened to have an adidas patch to put up over his eye.

I guess if they arrested the guy though it must be legit.

The article in English posted above says he was donning a "makeshift eye patch made out of his headband and a bandaid" so I assume he had the sweatband he was gonna wear just like a normal headband, but they used it as an eye patch when one was needed after he was attacked.

Is there no end to the silly behavior of the frog-eating French?

France is seeming like Chicago

you've obviously never been to paris

So it was the brother of a woman?

Sounds like maybe she’s accused him of something.

This is just what Track and Field needs to being attention to the sport!

Between this and Sha'kari, the stands will be packed!