World 800m ‘champion’ Bosse brutally assaulted

BORDEAUX, Aug 31, (AFP): World 800m champion Pierre-Ambroise Bosse sustained “multiple facial fractures” after a vicious late-night attack in the southwest Gironde region of France last weekend.

Bosse, 25, said on his Facebook page Wednesday that he was the “victim of a violent attack” while on holiday and had been “brutally assaulted by three individuals”.

He said he had suffered “unspeakable psychological damage” as a result of the incident and had been forced to put an early end to his season.

“Me who has always loved people, I love three less of them today,” Bosse wrote.

A police investigation is continuing after a complaint was filed, with authorities still on the hunt for the assailants.

According to the website of the Sud Ouest newspaper, the attack occurred at around 4:00 am (0200 GMT) on Sunday morning in the car park of the Gujan-Mestras casino.

Bosse had reportedly spent the night out with friends when he was approached by the three people, posing for a photo alongside them before events turned sour. International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach speaks during an interview at the headquarters of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Organizing Committee in Beijing on Aug 26. (AP)

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