Victah Sailer, taking a picture of Koji Murofushi, London 2012, photo by PhotoRun.net
Last night, Victah Sailer, of PhotoRun.net, one of our sport’s most prominent photographers, was hit by an errant heptathlon shot put (4kg). Victah was kneeling and it hit him right below the knee cap (patellar).
Victah was quite sore today when he awoke. His knee has swolen and he has headed back to NYC, as he knew he could not get aroudn today. Keep him in your thoughts and prayers. We will provide updates.
Victah Sailer has put himself in treacherous positions to take fantastic photos for our sport. Some of our early AT&F covers, especially the hammer throw covers, were amazing.
Victah would like it to be said that his fellow photographers and himself are a group who loves the sport and work very hard to make a memorable moment from athletics become part of our collective memories. We are always grateful for their work and humbled by their dedication.
Here are his exact notes from an email earlier today:
the Shot before the Shot….
I was struck just below the knee, no breaks, all seems oks for a 4kg shot hitting me, no damage just swollen, but it’s alot more swollen this morning
……thanks for your concernVictah
ps would like to thank the portland world indoor medical staff
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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