Pole vault, like any sporting event, takes hard work and training. The key for pole vaulting is upper body strength and of course precision.?
However, there are times when even the best of the best misses the target and in a sport like pole vaulting, things can go awfully wrong.
In this incident, college pole vaulter in the US experienced what's possibly the worst injury from a pole vaulting jump.
The teenager named?Zach McWhorter posted the video on TikTok. The clip shows the pole tearing through his testicles in slow motion.?
@zach_mcwhorter That one time the pole went through my nuts... 18 stitches! #fail #polevault #athletics #trackandfield #ouch
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"I could see right into my scrotum,"?McWhorter?told?BuzzFeed of the aftermath from his?pole vaulting mishap, providing the site with a photo of the punctured?shorts he was wearing at the time.?
Thankfully, his coach who is also his dad and a urologist, saved the day by taking him straight to the hospital.??"Immediately after the incident, we got in his car and drove to the hospital and he sewed me up," Zach told Buzzfeed. "It required 18 stitches!"??
The pole managed to go through his gym shorts, through his underpants and then through his testicles and left him with 18 stitches.?
Zach continued: "Fortunately, as far as I know, there is nothing wrong with my testicles - just a scar. One day, we'll find out if they function or not."
?McWhorter revealed that the important lessons that he has learned this traumatic experience was, "Don't free ball (wearing cross country shorts without spandex)" and "always put a cap on the end of the pole."? ?
In a similar genitalia-related mishap, an amateur football player was suspended for five years after he bit an opponent¡¯s penis during a post-match fight.
The brawl took place in the car park of a stadium in eastern France following a second division match between SC Terville and AS Soetrich on November 17, 2019.?
Another Terville player is said to have stepped in to try and put a stop to the brawl, but the Soetrich footballer refused to give in and retaliated by biting his penis, as per?Fox Sports.??