"Extreme pain"
Screams at the Olympics – her opponent suffers too
The fight for bronze ended in drama: German wrestler Annika Wendle suffered a serious injury in the freestyle class up to 53 kg at the Olympics. Her opponent Choe Hyo Gyong from North Korea also suffered on the mat.
Wendle twisted her left knee after just a few seconds. The German cried out in pain. Her opponent was visibly shaken and held her hand to her face.
An official diagnosis is still pending, but a cruciate ligament injury is suspected.
"There was an extremely loud crash"
"My opponent jumped on my knee and I landed awkwardly. It was extremely loud. Then the doctor came onto the mat. The adrenaline kicked in. But the pain is extreme," Wendle told ARD. Instead of bronze, she went to hospital.
Wrestling - women, freestyle up to 53 kg:
Gold: Akari Fujinami (JPN)
Silver: Lucia Yepez Guzman (ECU)
Bronze: Choe Hyo Gyong (PRK) and Pang Qianyu (CHN)
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