Hughes unhurt after being shot at in robbery attempt


FILE PHOTO: Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Men's 200 Metres Heats - London Stadium, London, Britain – August 7, 2017. Zharnel Hughes of Great Britain reacts after a heat. REUTERS/Phil Noble

(Reuters) - British sprinter Zharnel Hughes escaped without injury after being shot at during an attempted robbery in a Jamaican car park on Tuesday, local media reported.

The 22-year-old was approached by an armed assailant and held at gunpoint as he prepared for training at the University of the West Indies Usain Bolt Track in Kingston.

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