South Sudan sprinter Lucia Moris was carried off on a stretcher after appearing to suffer a nasty injury during the women's 100-meter preliminary round at the Paris Olympics.<br /><br />With the track events getting underway at the games on Friday, a key event on the agenda was the sprinting.<br /><br />However, in one of the heats, Moris appeared to sustain an injury mid-way through the race, with the 23-year-old collapsing to the ground in agony about 30m shy of the finish line.<br /><br />She had started the race brightly on the inside lane but suddenly seemed uncomfortable after one particular step.<br /><br />Morris then stumbled, before she pulled up and fell over, with medical staff rushed onto the track to assist her after the race concluded.<br /><br />The South Sudanese athlete was left writhing on the floor in pain, clutching her leg.<br /><br />She remained on the floor for several minutes after the race before she was stretchered off the track by medics.<br /><br />Congo's Natacha Ngoye went on to win the heat with a time of 11.34 seconds, but several of Moris' fellow competitors were quick to check she was OK.<br /><br />Many fans also expressed their sympathies towards Moris after the heartbreaking moment, which came when she looked to be flying high in second place following a positive start.<br /><br />One said: 'Prayers up for Lucia Moris hope she’ll be okay,' before another added: 'Never want to see that.'<br /><br />Further supporters expressed their sadness at what had happened as another quipped: 'Oh god I feel so bad for Lucia Moris getting injured straight away.'<br /><br />Morris was competing at her second Olympics after also being part of the Tokyo Games, where she was South Sudan's flag bearer.<br /><br />However, her exit in the preliminary rounds means that South Sudan has still yet to win a medal of any color since their inaugural Olympics in Rio eight years ago.
