Gymnastics - Hambuechen blames scoring system for Rio injuries


2016 Rio Olympics - Artistic Gymnastics - Preliminary - Men's Qualification - Subdivisions - Rio Olympic Arena - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 06/08/2016 Fabian Hambuechen (GER) of Germany competes during the men's qualifications. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Germany's Fabian Hambuechen demanded an overhaul in the gymnastics scoring system on Saturday after team mate Andreas Toba and Frenchman Samir Ait Said provided painful reminders of just how dangerous the sport can be.

Ait Said ended up in hospital with a broken leg that was left dangling from below his knee following a crash landing from the vault.

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