High school track sprinter attacked with baton by competitor in middle of race
A high school track athlete was attacked during a race in Virginia over the weekend. Video emerged on social media of the incident in which Kaelen Tucker was hit in the head with a baton by an opposing runner.
Virginia high school runner hit in head with baton during race
Junior Kaelen Tucker was running the second leg of the 4x200 relay in the Virginia State High School League Championships when another athlete struck her in the head with a baton.
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Tucker – who had earned silver in the girl’s 55m dash earlier in the meet – was attempting to cut into lane one during a battle for second place in the front pack as she was rounding turn
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