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By LetsRun.com
February 9, 2019
NEW YORK – Kemoy Campbell, a Jamaican Olympian who ran to the University of Arkansas and who now runs for the Reebok Boston Track Club, was the stimulator in the men's 3,000 meters, but just after the kilometer, he slowed down and collapsed falling inside the track. He spent the rest of the run lying just inside the track surrounded by medical staff. If you do not, you can see a video of Campbell falling here.
Glenn Østen Anderson, Former video journalist for Runner's World, then a journalist in the combat zones, told LRC that he had seen people subject him to chest compressions and that shortly thereafter he had been electrocuted by a defibrillator.
Campbell is on the right track
In total, Campbell was lying inside the track for about 23 minutes. It was a surreal scene because much of the arena did not understand the seriousness of what was going on. Introductions and smoke for the shot put final were held a few feet from Campbell's position. It appeared that the screams of the crowd then delayed the final shot put. Shot put Joe Kovacs initially helped with the cleaning of photographic equipment near Campbell so medical staff could approach Campbell. Now, he and others have understood the seriousness of the situation. They knelt down to pray for Campbell and did not return to competition until they left the track.
Campbell was then taken to the Irving Presbyterian / Columbia University Medical Center in New York, which is adjacent to the Armory. Jamaican journalist Andre Lowe reported on Twitter.
According to his agent Ray Flynn, Kemoy Campbell is in stable condition and is being cared for by some of the best health professionals. He complained about not feeling well recently. His partner and his brother are at his side in the hospital.
– André Lowe (@AndreLoweJA) February 10, 2019
Sources close to Campbell told LetsRun.com that Campbell had been sedated and would likely remain sedated for a few days as his condition was monitored. An initial badysis to detect brain damage revealed no serious problems.
Our thoughts and prayers go to him. There is a thread on the forums about his condition here.
The weight throwers pray for Campbell
Editor's Note: The above article appears as a note in one of our Millrose summaries but deserves its own article.
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