Hades Game

For ten-fight world champion Niklas Kaul , the dream of an Olympic medal was bursting - because of a foot injury. Niklas Kaul sat in a wheelchair, the face buried in his hands, the pain was just too big - for the ten-fight world champion his medal dreams were dramatically bursting at Olympia. Because of a foot injury, the 23-year-old had to give up in the final 400-m run after about half of the race, he rolled on the floor and was then driven in the wheelchair out of the stadium . Especially bitter: For the Mainz at least bronze seemed within reach. Before his out, Kaul had shown a strong idea, he lay on course best performance, controlled over 8700 points. After 11.22 seconds over 100 m, 7.36 m in the long jump and 14.55 m with the ball, Kaul sucked in the high jump at 2.11 m a personal best - but he was alive in the jump on the right foot . Then Kaul humped with bloody sock out of the stadium. Team doctor Andrew Lichtenthal treated him under high pressure, with a thick bandage he ...