Rio 2016: Hurt Russian boxer wheelchaired

19 August,2016 08:57 AM IST |   |  AFP

A Russian boxer was wheelchaired out of the arena in agony and floods of tears in the semi-finals on Wednesday

Anastasiia Beliakova


Rio de Janeiro: A Russian boxer was wheelchaired out of the arena in agony and floods of tears in the semi-finals on Wednesday.


Anastasiia Beliakova

With one minute left of the first round against France's Estelle Mossely, Anastasiia Beliakova threw a punch at an awkward angle with her left hand and then immediately screeched in pain and stopped.

A doctor climbed through the ropes and rushed to her aid, as she stood grimacing in pain and unable to move.

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