The Zurich Diamond League has ended with some of the greatest athletic performances. Athletes like Noah Lyles, Sha’Carri Richardson, and Shericka Jackson have replicated their world championship performances. Alongside these shining stars, Zurich witnessed a host of other athletes who left their mark on the track. While most events in the league went great and wrapped up on a staunch note, some of them did not end well.

One such incident unfolded during a relay race when an athlete fell right before the finish line. This resulted in the loss of the gold medal. The video of this incident is circulating on the Internet and has received concerning messages from fans. While some of them extended their heartfelt messages to the runner, others appreciated how, despite the fall, there was only 0.08 seconds of difference between both teams.

A catastrophic track and field incident

Unconventional Voices of Track & Field shared the video on their Twitter handle with the caption, “OOUCH!!! Very Budapest-esque to finish up the ZurichDL.”

In the video footage, two athletes, Tasa Jiya from the Netherlands and Melissa Gutschmidt from Switzerland, were locked in a fierce sprint toward the finish line. But as both of them approached the finish line to win the race, the sprinters collided with each other. The collision propelled the Swiss runner into a harrowing fall, landing with a tragic impact on her right arm, while the Dutch athlete evaded the fall.

This race was for the women’s 4×100 relay at the Diamond League. Jamile Samuel, N’Ketia Seedo, Marije van Hunenstijn, and Tasa Jiya from the Netherlands won the big prize (42.86 seconds). However, the Swiss team, Melissa Gutschmidt, Natacha Kouni, Salome Kora, and Geraldine, clocked in right after them (42.94 seconds).

The Dutch runner crossed the finish line first, while the Swiss sprinter finished second with a slide into the finish line. The video of this recent incident is going viral on the internet, and fans are posting their reactions to the video.

Fans were stunned by the fall: “That’s ROUGH”

One fan expressed his sympathy for the runner who fell and acknowledged the rough nature of her fall. The fan stated, “That’s ROUGH! she tried to style it, but her skin MUSTEE rub off!” In the video, it is clearly visible how the athlete slid to the finish line and that surely hurt.

One other fan drew a comparison of her fall with Femke Bol’s and took a dig at the world championship incident. A similar incident unfolded during the relay race in the World Athletics Championship, when Femke Bol, who was looking to win the relay event, fell down inches before the finish line and lost the race.

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Bol’s fall cost the Netherlands a medal and led Team USA to a world record.

One other fan acknowledges the severity of the fall while expressing relief that the fallen athlete still managed to cross the finish line despite the bad fall.

There were several comments like “At least she fell across the finish line!” and “At least she fell across the finish line!”

In the wake of exhilarating performances and unexpected setbacks at the Zurich Diamond League, the track and field world witnessed both triumph and heartbreak. Amidst the echoes of a catastrophic incident, fans united to express empathy and admiration for the athletes’ resilience.

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