El Bakkali retains Olympic steeplechase title as Girma suffers bad fall

Ethiopian Lamecha Girma was left prone on the track after falling at a hurdle, the world record holder eventually stretchered off. El Bakkali became the second man to successfully defend his Olympic steeplechase title after Volmari Iso-Hollo of Finland last achieved the feat at the 1936 Berlin Games, but said the year had "not been easy". "I was suffering from an injury and I was able to overcome it," said El Bakkali, who was able to break Ethiopian team tactics with the help of his own teammate Mohamed Tindouft.