What happened to Samir Ait Said?
Ait Said’s tibia and fibula had shattered upon impact, his foot and the bottom part of his shin hanging grotesquely separate from the rest of his leg. French gymnast Samir Ait Said suffered a devastating injury at the 2016 Rio Olympics. As medical staff rushed to his aid, the stadium fell silent.
What type of fracture did Samir Ait Said have?
double compound fracture
He was a French flag bearer in the opening ceremonies of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. In the qualification phase of the men’s artistic gymnastics, Aït Saïd suffered a double compound fracture in his left leg while landing badly on the vault exercise, forcing him to be pulled out of the competition.
How old is Samir Ait Said?
31 years (November 1, 1989)
Samir Aït Saïd/Age
What happened to Sang Lan?
That worst fear became reality for 17-year-old Sang Lan during warmups for the women’s vault competition at the Goodwill Games, and today the Chinese gymnast is paralyzed after landing on her head as she practiced for the competition.
How old is Samir Ait Said from France?
] Samir Aït Saïd (born 1 November 1989) is a French male artistic gymnast and a member of the national team.
When did Samir AIT go to the Olympics?
He scored a career total of three medals, one in each color, in the rings apparatus at the European Championships (2013 to 2015), and was also selected to compete for the French men’s artistic gymnastics squad at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
When did Ait Said Samir fig break his leg?
Rodolphe Bouche [personal], FRA (ffgym.fr, 06 Feb 2019) He fractured his tibia and fibula [lower leg] while performing on vault during the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The injury kept him out of action until mid-2017. (Olympics Twitter page, 07 Aug 2017; gymandnews.com, 24 Jul 2017)
When did Ait Said Samir fig start gymnastics?
He took up gymnastics in 1996 at primary school. (ffgym.com, 28 Oct 2011; bfmtv.com, 15 Apr 2015) His father, a black belt in karate, wanted him to practise judo, but he chose gymnastics because he liked it at school. (rfi.fr, 01 Mar 2016)
