Updated Aug 9, 2012 6:17 PM ET LONDON Manteo Mitchell was running full speed, carrying the baton for the ..... story of the Olympics that no one paid attention to, Manteo Mitchell running a semifinal sprint on a broken leg. Could you keep
year is going to be even better than last year," McCorory said. The winning men's 1,600 relay team featured Manteo Mitchell , who gained fame at the London Olympics after finishing his leg in a qualifying heat despite breaking his fibula
Manteo Mitchell injures fibula during 4x400 relay prelims and more.
pride; and Nicola Adams, the British flyweight who won the first gold medal. 8. RUNNING ON A BROKEN LEG American Manteo Mitchell heard a pop in his left leg with 200 meters to go in his segment of the 4x400 relay preliminaries, and the sprinter
at an Olympics, his carbon-fiber prosthetics clack-clacking as he qualified for the 400-meter semifinals. - Manteo Mitchell of the U.S. running the last half-lap of the opening leg in 4x400-meter relay preliminaries after hearing and
will miss the final of the 4x400-meter relay Saturday. Wariner will join 2008 Olympic champion LaShawn Merritt and Manteo Mitchell on the sideline. Merritt hurt his groin in 400-meter individual qualifying, and Mitchell broke his left leg halfway
toured a chocolate factory, attended a church service and taken in a concert by musician Wynton Marsalis. For Manteo Mitchell , seeing Marsalis perform was definitely a highlight. Members of the U.S. team were even brought up on stage for
on Saturday. Belgium's Jonathan Borlee won in 44.91 seconds. Pistorius crossed in 46.28, trailing American Manteo Mitchell and Australian Joel Milburn at the KBC Night of Athletics in Heusden-Zolder. This week, Pistorius was selected