Julius Yego’s Message To Kenyans After He Was Wheeled Out Of Rio In Tears And With An Injured Bloodied Ankle (Photos)
Yesterday Kenyans were expecting double gold as curtains came down in Rio but Julius Yego got injured leaving Kenya with a single gold.
Eliud Kipchoge yesterday won Kenya its final gold in men’s marathon to take the country to 15th position on Rio Olympics medal standings.
Kenya was expected to bag another gold medal as Julius Yego was all fit and prepared to win his first Olympic gold for men’s javelin.
But unfortunately the unforeseen happened and Yego retired from the competition after he was injured on his ankle.
The YouTube athlete was wheeled out of the competition in tears as Kenyans watching the event got worried about the severity of his injury.
Yego wheeled out of javelin competition in Rio
Amazingly Yego still won a medal for Kenya despite his injury; his lead of 88.24m in the opening attempt won him a silver medal.
Yego showing off his silver medal
An excited Yego took to the social media to address Kenyans following the astonishing win;
“It was that painful, but I thank God it not serious as I thought! I am going to be back stronger guys, love you all my fans wherever you are. Your tremendous support can never go unnoticed! You always cheer me up even in hard times! God bless you all.”
