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U.S. sprinter Manteo Mitchell breaks leg mid-race - and keeps on going
Instead of admitting defeat, Mitchell completed his portion of the relay in 46.1 seconds, landing him in fifth place as he passed the baton to Joshua Mance, who completed his sprint only 1.5 seconds faster.
A U.S. sprinter broke his leg during the semi-final of the 1,600-meter relay — and kept on running anyway.
Manteo Mitchell felt a pop in his left leg halfway into his 400-meter portion of the race, followed by searing pain.
But he didn't want to let his teammates or country down, so kept on racing and helped secure Team U.S.A. a place in the final.
"I felt like somebody had literally just snapped my leg in half," Mitchell told The Associated Press.
"I heard it and I felt it. But I figured it's what almost any person would've done in that situation."
The 25-year-old from Cullowhee, N.C., first injured his leg three days before Thursday's race when he landed awkwardly while climbing stairs in the Olympic Village.
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