What else is there to say? Ouch!!

People’s Daily Online: Brazilian javelin judge Lia Mara Lourenco is helped by colleagues and medics after a javelin, launched during warm-ups by a competitor, pierced her foot before the start of the competition in a national athletics championship called Trofeu Brasil (Trophy Brazil) in Sao Paulo September 24, 2006. Lourenco was taken to the hospital and underwent surgery to remove the javelin tip. Picture taken September 24, 2006.



  1. Raff says:

    Isn’t that why they made lawn darts illegal?

  2. David Butler says:

    There was a famous incident in an Olympics I think where the judge got one in the chest – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH5s9lMpH7k

  3. ECA says:

    As in baseball…
    “Always watch the ball”
    As in Spear chucking…
    ALWAYS watch the spear..

  4. RBG says:

    Could have been worse.

    RBG

  5. James Hill says:

    She got polled. Huhuhuhuhuh…

  6. Jägermeister says:

    Ouch.

  7. tallwookie says:

    I saw a pic where a highschool kid got javilined through the head – and somehow, he lived. was a number of years ago

  8. Mark T. says:

    She must have thought he was playing soccer. Its a good thing she didn’t try a head butt.

  9. ECA says:

    Was her foot on the record mark, and did he hit it???

  10. andrewj says:

    That’s gonna leave a mark.

  11. intensecure says:

    The athlete got 20 marks, the judge got one point. 😉

  12. lovely says:

    do you think whoever threw that got disqualified ?

  13. ECA says:

    Lets give this a GOLF thought….

    FORE!!!
    I SAID FORE!!!


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