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I’ve been reluctant to link to this horrific video as it’s my general policy not to post CRASHES.
It’s here, if you want to see for yourself.
That’s Magroune Nesrine, I believe, a Junior from Algeria, in the African Championships 2014 Bars Final.
Though I wasn’t at the arena for the Junior Final, here’s what I’ve heard.
• she’d had problems with double layout dismount all week
• it looks like she ticked the low bar on the dismount giant
• she fractured 2 vertebrae and suffered a serious concussion
• she was last seen in a back brace, but mobile
• people there agreed that the spotting coach’s behaviour was shockingly insensitive
• not shown on the video was that the other Algerian coaches insisted she get up off the mat, not waiting for expert medical support close at hand
The Algerian girls were very good. The coaches there know gymnastics, it’s clear. But moving Magroune after that fall is unforgivable.
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