“I was screaming & THOUGHT I HAD LOST MY EYE,” GB’s Hector Pardoe tells me following his retirement after being elbowed in the 10km race.

“This is a brutal sport but that’s not how I expected today to finish. I’ve never experienced conditions like that. I will be back stronger!” pic.twitter.com/Ofrb7dUJa9

— Nick Hope - the athlete’s journalist (@NickHopeTV) August 4, 2021