- Cyclist Kwesi Browne suffered a terrible accident during the men’s keirin race
- The event was abandoned after Browne, of Trinidad and Tobago, was left lying on the track.
- Browne, 30, was eventually taken off on a stretcher as fans cheered.
The men’s keirin event at Paris 2024 was temporarily suspended on Saturday following a horrific crash that sent Kwesi Browne flying off his bike.
It happened on the final lap, when several athletes were trying their best to secure victory while pedaling very close together.
Concerns were high for the 30-year-old Trinidad and Tobago man as he lay on the track following the incident.
He eventually left the National Velodrome on a stretcher as fans cheered him on.
There was relief in the stadium when Browne was able to remove his gloves and give a thumbs-up gesture to the crowd as he was carried away by medical staff.
Kwesi Browne fell off his bike after crashing during the men’s keirin event in Paris on Saturday.
Browne’s horrific accident prompted organizers to temporarily suspend the competition.
Concerns were high for Browne, 30, as he lay on the track being checked by medical staff.
But fans were relieved to see Brown raise his hands as he was taken away on a stretcher.
This was not the only accident that cycling fans witnessed at Paris 2024 on Saturday.
About 30 minutes earlier in the men’s Madison, Team GB’s Ollie Wood suffered a heavy crash after his helmet was struck from behind by Jan Willem van Schip’s helmet.
Television replays did not allow us to conclude whether the contact was deliberate, although things looked bad inside the velodrome, as the collision left Woods lying on the boards.
He required a concussion assessment on the track before continuing the 50km race and eventually finishing tenth alongside Mark Stewart.
The incident came 24 hours after the Dutch accused Team GB’s Jack Carlin of “rugby on wheels” for a move in which he swerved across the track and collided with Dutchman Hoogland in the individual sprint. Dutch fans booed Carlin as he collected his bronze medal.