Watch: Track runner struck with baton mid-relay by opponent, suffers concussion

A highschool observe and area occasion in Virginia took an unsporting flip when a runner was struck within the head with a baton mid-race.
Kaelen Tucker, a junior at Brookville High School, was competing within the 4×200 meter relay throughout the Virginia High School League (VHSL) Class 3 State Indoor Championships at Liberty University on Friday, March 7 when the incident occurred. Tucker was operating the second leg of the relay when she tried to go a competitor from IC Norcom High School.
According to Tucker, the opposite runner had been bumping her arm as they approached a curve. As she lastly moved forward, she abruptly felt a pointy ache in her head.

“When we got to the curve, she kept bumping me in my arm, and when we got off the curve, I finally passed her—that was when she hit me with the baton,” Tucker recalled.
The impression pressured Tucker to cease operating. She was later evaluated by a health care provider, who recognized her with a concussion and a attainable cranium fracture, in response to WSLS 10.
Adding to the heating tussle, Tucker’s mom said that neither the opposing runner nor the coach provided an apology following the incident.
It stays unclear whether or not Tucker will pursue any authorized motion.