2012 Olympics: Who are you following?

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... but I actually came here to post this:

US sprinter Manteo Mitchell broke his leg during the 4x400m relay Olympic semi-final - but still managed to finish his lap.

The 25-year-old had slipped on a stairway in the Olympic Village earlier this week, and that misfortune reared its head after just 100 metres of his one-lap run.

"Three days ago I was going up the stairs and I kind of missed one and landed awkwardly," Mitchell said.

"I got treatment and I was fine. I did workouts, and when I warmed up today I felt really well. I felt I could go 44 (seconds)-low.

"I got out pretty slow, but I picked it up and when I got to the 100m mark it felt weird. I was thinking I just didn't feel right. As soon as I took the first step past the 200m mark, I felt it break."

Mitchell added: "I heard it. I even put out a little war cry, but the crowd was so loud you couldn't hear it."

"I wanted to just lie down. It felt like somebody literally just snapped my leg in half," he said.

"I knew if I finished strong we could still get it (the baton) around. I saw Josh Mance motioning me in for me to hand it off to him, which lifted me. I didn't want to let those three guys down, or the team down, so I just ran on it.

"It hurt so bad. I'm pretty amazed that I still split 45 seconds on a broken leg."

Damn, that's gutsy.