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French artistic gymnast Samir Ait Said has tragically broken his leg while performing in the vault at the Rio Olympics.

Samir Ait Said’s left leg folded beneath him as he landed badly during the men’s qualification event.Russia banned from Rio Olympics 2016

The 26-year-old, who won gold on the rings at the 2013 European Championships, was taken off on a stretcher and acknowledged the crowd as he departed.

French team leader Corrine Moustard-Callon said: “We don’t know what happened, except it was his tibia.”

She added: “He is in the hospital with a doctor now. We will do more exams to see if it is just the bone.

“It is very difficult for the team. He was one of the friendliest on the team which is very difficult – he came to win a medal and gave everything, 200%.”

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Octogenarian Johanna Quaas showed off her skills at the 2012 Cottbus World Cup in Germany, where she wowed the crowd with her moves, performing an impressive parallel bar and floor demonstration.

Ultra flexible Johanna Quaas, 86, of Halle, Saxony, was a late starter, beginning her gymnastics training at the age of 30. But that hasn’t held her back.

More than fifty years on she still steals the show from her younger rivals, as a multiple time senior champion of artistic gymnastics in Germany.

Octogenarian Johanna Quaas showed off her skills at the 2012 Cottbus World Cup in Germany

Octogenarian Johanna Quaas showed off her skills at the 2012 Cottbus World Cup in Germany

As Johanna Quaas performs routines with the balance, strength and flexibility of a 20-year-old, this geriatric granny could easily be a quarter of her age – were it not for her tell-tale curly bob of snow-white hair and specs balanced on her nose.

And her gymnastic prowess is not the only trophy in her cabinet, Johanna Quaas was once a member of the East German handball champion team, too.

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