After Helping Fallen Athlete, USA's Abbey D'Agostino Unable To Compete Due To Injury
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The American 5,000-meter runner who stopped to help a fallen competitor back to her feet tore a ligament in her knee and will not be able to run in the final.
Abbey D'Agostino finished the race Tuesday after helping Nikki Hamblin of New Zealand back up and urging her to finish. The two clipped heels during the late part of the race and tumbled to the ground.
Race officials allowed both runners into Friday's final, but D'Agostino won't be there. She was carted off the track in a wheelchair and an exam later showed she has torn her right ACL and strained her MCL.
In a statement Wednesday, she said she had known all along that her trip to Rio de Janerio was going to be more about her race performance, and as soon as Hamblin got up after the fall, her purpose for being in Brazil was clear.
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