Oops: Sports Photographer Gets Hit by Shot Putter
Here’s a strange occupational hazard for certain sports photographers: getting hit by a shot putter. That’s what happened to one photographer at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Track and Field Championships in Portland, Oregon.
Bet that hurt. #Portland2016 pic.twitter.com/MfL77yHsjK
— Will Downing (@WillDowningComm) March 18, 2016
Did anyone else just witness that photographer take a shot put to the knee? Or was it only me! ?
— KJT (@JohnsonThompson) March 18, 2016
@JohnsonThompson ? the guy played it off like it was nothing but we know how painful that must've been ?
— Aled Davies MBE (@AledDavies2012) March 18, 2016
Pentathlete just took out photographer with the shot. Beautiful. #portland2016
— Gabriella Pieraccini (@smokymozzarella) March 18, 2016
@smokymozzarella We regular t&f photographers collectively winced. He was in a place the officials will have declared "safe".
— Tom Phillips (@TomSprints) March 18, 2016
Thankfully, it appears that the photographer was okay after the scare. He’s lucky the shot didn’t break his gear or his bones.