Give it up for Olympic runner Manteo Mitchell
U.S. runner Manteo Mitchell finishes relay on broken leg
LONDON -- If there were an Olympic award for courage in competition, Manteo Mitchell would get a strong nomination.
Mitchell ran the opening leg of the U.S. men's 1,600-meter relay Thursday and seemed to labor, unable to hand over the lead to Josh Mance after a leg of 46.1 seconds.
Afterward, Mitchell said he had a cramp in his foot. But his struggles didn't seem to matter because Mance, Tony McQuay and Bryshon Nellum rallied to get the U.S. to the finish line in 2 minutes 58.87 seconds, tying the Bahamas for the fastest qualifying time. The time was a record for the first round of an Olympics relay.
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http://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-oly-notes-20120810,0,1438415.story
He heard it break!
That takes some serious stones and commitment to the team. He kept them in the relay heats.