Athletics, Alegna Osorio dies at 19: she was hit by a hammer thrown in training

Alegna Osorio, a specialist in hammer throwing, died of head injuries sustained in a training accident. This was announced by the National Sports Institute of Cuba. “We share this unbearable pain with his family,” said President Osvaldo Vento.

The 19-year-old was hit in the head by a hammer last April. Osorio had placed fourth in the women’s event at the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympics and took bronze at the Pan American Under-20 Championships two years ago.

The news of the young woman’s death bounced back to the Tokyo Olympics, where the American hammerhead Gwen Berry dedicated a tweet to Osorio: «A thought of love for her family at this moment. It’s all so sad. “