'Tell him to stop': Olympian collapses in 'distressing' marathon scenes
Marathon runner Daniel Do Nascimento succumbed to the brutal conditions in Tokyo on the final day of the Olympics as he collapsed on the side of the road and sparked distressing scenes.
Nascimento shared a beautiful moment with gold medal winner Eliud Kipchoge during the race as the pair fist-pumped at the front of the pack.
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But, at the 25km mark, things took a turn for the Brazilian marathon runner.
Nascimento originally lost his legs and was forced to steady himself as he went to the ground.
The Brazilian regained his composure, before he collapsed and was forced to curl up in a ball on the side of the road.
'Someone needs to tell him to stop," Tamsyn Manou said during commentary on Channel 7.
“This is really tough to watch. These are distressing pictures," Bruce MacAvaney added.
Scary scenes as Brazil's Daniel Do Nascimento collapses out of the front group. #Olympics #Tokyo2020 #Marathon pic.twitter.com/sIULWiejOu
— Brendan Bradford (@1bbradfo) August 7, 2021
Looks like he is suffering with the heat, he stumbled over into a barrier and I think hit his head when he fell. Carried on for a bit but was clearly struggling too much 🥴
— Catherine Crilly (@cathcrilly) August 7, 2021
Australian Jack Rayner was unable to finish the race in the brutal conditions.
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While Nascimento did suffer at the 25km mark, he did deliver a beautiful moment with Kipchoge.
Favorite moment of the Olympic marathon so far between Eliud Kipchoge 🇰🇪and Daniel Nascimento 🇧🇷
Such a shame Nascimento had to drop over heat cramps/exhaustion pic.twitter.com/FDqOCOS7G3— Igor Mello (@SuperIgor) August 7, 2021
Eliud Kipchoge wins the 42km men's marathon final. The 36 year old Kenyan did it in style just as it was in Rio in 2016🥳😍💪🏿
Congratulations Kenya, East Africa & Africa 🇰🇪#Olympics #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/MIhvyoZHdI— Yeko🦅 (@YekoyadaUG) August 8, 2021
Eliud Kipchoge wins the 42km men's marathon final. The 36 year old Kenyan did it in style just as it was in Rio in 2016🥳😍💪🏿
Congratulations Kenya, East Africa & Africa 🇰🇪#Olympics #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/MIhvyoZHdI— Yeko🦅 (@YekoyadaUG) August 8, 2021
Kipchoge went on to win the race in commanding fashion and cement himself as one of the all-time great long distance runners after his second straight Olympics gold.
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