This Amazing Ethiopian Athlete Finished Her Race With Just One Shoe
Holy crap.
Pictured in the center of this photo is Etenesh Diro, a track and field star from Ethiopia who's competing in the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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On Sunday, Diro represnted her country in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase race.
The steeplechase is an obstacle race that includes 28 barriers to cross, as well as seven water jumps. (NBD.)
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She was in first place, but about halfway through the course, Diro got stuck in a tangle with some of the other athletes, fell down, and broke some spikes on her right track shoe.
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It looked like bad news for awhile.
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