Left eye covered by a bandage and hidden by a blindfold, Happio (23) won in 48 sec 57, new personal best (49.01 so far) and minimum for Eugene filled (48.90).
He was bleeding when he crossed the mixed zone moments later.
According to the first explanations of his trainer, Olivier Vallaeys, the hurdler was attacked on the warm-up stadium by an individual who appeared "out of nowhere" about twenty minutes before the final of the 400m hurdles.
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