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American runner Manteo Mitchell has revealed he ran the last 200m of the Olympic men's 4x400m relay heats with a broken left leg.

"As soon as I took the first step past the 200m mark, I felt it break." Manteo told the USA Track and Field website.

"I didn't want to let the three guys or the team down, so I just ran on it."

Mitchell still managed to finish the opening lap in 46.1 seconds as the US team, also featuring Joshua Mance, Tony McQuay and Bryshon Nellum, went on to set a qualifying time of two minutes, 58.87 seconds. [1]

    1. , (August 9, 2012) BBC News

Olympics relay: Broken leg for Manteo Mitchell of US