After showing to strike her opponent within the head with a baton throughout a 4 × 200m relay race final week, a video of which rapidly went viral, Alaila Everett of Portsmouth, Va., spoke out, claiming the incident was an accident. “I’d by no means do this on goal,” she stated, explaining that she had misplaced her steadiness mid-race. “It’s not in my character.” However, in response to native information, Everett has been receiving dying threats and has now been served with a restraining order by the sufferer’s household.
“Her arm was hitting the baton like this,” Everett stated, re-enacting the incident in a video on Good Morning America. “Till she acquired somewhat forward, and my arm acquired caught [behind her] and it rolled up her again. I misplaced my steadiness once I pumped my arms once more. She acquired hit.”
After being hit, Kaelen Tucker of Brookville Excessive Faculty instantly grabbed the again of her head and ran off the monitor. She was later identified with a concussion and attainable cranium fracture. Race officers rapidly disqualified the I.C. Norcom staff for runner interference and unsportsmanlike conduct.
On-line, Everett says she’s been receiving dying threats and being referred to as racial slurs. Her household was served with court docket papers by the Tuckers, who’re searching for a protecting order towards Everett; they are going to be required to make an look earlier than a choose.
The Tuckers advised 10 Information they’ve but to obtain an apology from Everett, however Everett claims to have been blocked by Tucker on social media.
Highschool athlete smacks runner within the head with relay baton
No apologies or explanations had been made by Everett or her staff instantly following the incident final week, however I.C. Norcom’s athletic director has since apologized to the Tucker household on behalf of the Everett household.