Rio 2016 Olympics - Gymnastics: French vaulter Samir Ait Said suffers horrific leg break

Updated 06/08/2016 at 19:09 GMT

French vaulter Samir Ait Said suffered a serious leg break after falling awkwardly.

Samir Ait Said of France was horrifically injured at Rio 2016

Image credit: AFP

Said mistimed his landing and appeared to snap his leg, and television cameras understandably cut away quickly.

You can watch the incident on iPlayer here if you're in the UK, at 19:20.

Please do not watch if you are at all squeamish.

17/08/2016 at 11:31

If you're outside the UK, you can see a photograph of it here. The same warnings apply.

17/08/2016 at 07:52

16/08/2016 at 19:39

15/08/2016 at 23:21

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