Jamaican athlete leaves hospital two weeks after collapse
From left: Britain's Mo Farah, Jamaica's Kemoy Campbell and Eritrea's Goitom Kifle compete in the men's 5000m Round 1 during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 17, 2016. PHOTO | FRANCK FIFE |
What you need to know:
- Ray Flynn, his agent, told BBC Sport a procedure to implant an internal defibrillator (ICD) had gone "well".
- Campbell, 28, was acting as a pace-setter when he collapsed and fell just beyond the 1,000m mark on 9 February.
Jamaican athlete Kemoy Campbell has left hospital more than two weeks after collapsing during the men's 3,000m at the Millrose Games in New York.
Ray Flynn, his agent, told BBC Sport a procedure to implant an internal defibrillator (ICD) had gone "well".
Campbell, 28, was acting as a pace-setter when he collapsed and fell just beyond the 1,000m mark on 9 February.
He received treatment at the side of the track before being carried out of the stadium on a stretcher.
Campbell was released from hospital on Tuesday.
