Soh Rui Yong fell after 1,500m race but continues to compete in 3km event
Singaporean long-distance runner Soh Rui Yong “tripped and fell” after a 1,500m race in Belgium, where he achieved his second fastest timing for the event.
Sharing how he had to receive medical attention in between his races, Soh cautioned runners to “watch [their] step” when running at night.
Clocked his 2nd-fastest timing in 1,500m event
On Monday (18 Aug), Soh posted a video on Facebook documenting his recent 1,500m and 3,000m races as part of the annual Meeting voor Mon international meet.
After a light warm-up around the competition arena, Soh went up against 12 competitors in the 1,500m race.
Source: Soh Rui Yong on Facebook
He achieved his second fastest timing for the event — four minutes and 4.17 seconds.
Tripped over kerb after 1,500m race
However, the 34-year-old “tripped and fell” after the 1,500m race — he was performing cool-down drills when he stumbled over a kerb.
Source: Soh Rui Yong on Facebook
Laughing it off, Soh said that chairs were placed near the kerb afterwards “thanks to [him]”.
Even though his right cheekbone and knee were visibly scraped, Soh decided not to pass up the opportunity to compete in the 3km race, which came after.
However, Soh, who was concussed at the time, purportedly went into the 3km race without a watch and wearing an arm strap heart rate monitor instead.
“It’s not nice to spend most of the time between two races in the first aid room rather than doing a proper warm-up or cool-down,” Soh lamented.
Source: Soh Rui Yong on Facebook
Photos taken after the race revealed scrapes on his fingers and left shoulder. He even quipped in the accompanying caption that he went home “looking like an MMA fighter”.
Source: Soh Rui Yong on Facebook
In spite of his injuries, Soh shared that he went on an “easy” 18km run the next morning.
In response to queries by MS News, Soh confirmed that he hit the side of his head during the fall and suffered a mild concussion, even though it did not feel like it at the time.
He added that it was “definitely” the “worst fall” he has had as a runner.
Looking back, Soh said that perhaps he should not have continued to race after the fall, although he was grateful that his injury was not more severe.
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Featured image adapted from Soh Rui Yong on Facebook.
