Haitian runner suffers embarrassing first-hurdle mishap

Haiti's Jeffrey Julmis has suffered every hurdler's worst nightmare, failing to clear the first hurdle in the 100m semi-finals.

With a spot in the final on the line, Julmis didn't even get close as his lead leg fell way short of clearing the obstacle.

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The first hurdle is widely regarded as the easiest. You're fresh and don't have to worry about your timing getting messed up from the hurdle before.

So after four long years of hard work to get to Rio 2016, going out in this fashion would be heartbreaking for the Haitian.

It certainly was an eventful morning in Rio with multiple mishaps: