Swimmer Hector Pardoe Withdraws From Olympic Race After Gruesome Eye Injury

Swimmer Hector Pardoe Withdraws From Olympic Race After Gruesome Eye Injury

E! News·2021-08-06 06:08

A horrific and bloody eye injury sank British swimmer Hector Pardoe's dream of winning his first Olympic medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

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On Thursday, Aug. 5, the 20-year-old athlete got elbowed in the face in the closing lap of the 10-kilometer marathon swimming race, his first Olympic event. Pardoe suffered a cut and lost his goggles, which forced him to withdraw. Pardoe told the BBC that his eye "was bleeding everywhere."

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