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French athlete, ‘Samir Ait Said’ will never have thought he was going to have his 2016 Olympics cut short due to injury. It was those sort of injuries that spectators and even teammates don’t want to see.

He suffered a broken left leg on Saturday while vaulting in the men’s team qualification event. Shortly after the injury, French gymnastic officials via their twitter handle in a series of tweet confirmed that ‘Samir Ait Said’ had been hospitalized and is responding to treatment. They also tweeted that the injury damaged his tibia and fibula and would undergo surgery soonest.

They also said he thanked everyone, especially the fans of the game for their support and goodwill messages and he also promises to be back for gold in Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Samir Ait Said landed in an awkward manner after two well-done backward flips off the vault. According to reports from USA Today, the fracture made a sharp crack that was audible throughout the sports venue.

After the landing, when Samir looked up, he could see his lower left leg flop to the sides. Perhaps overwhelmed by the shock, the 26-year-old French athlete went silent and used his hands to cover his face immediately.

Strong Samir Ait Said was stretched off the pitch as he waved to the crowd in appreciation. Corrine Moustard-Callon, the French team leader, told reporters the situation had been difficult for the team and he described Samir Ait Said as one of the friendliest and dedicated guys on the team.

It isn’t the first time Samir Ait Said will be having a major injury as he missed 2012 Olympics due to a fracture at Europian championship according to reports from NBC Olympics website.