High school runner who hit opponent in head with baton mid-race speaks out
The runner and her family said a video that shows the on-track incident in which she hits another runner with a baton was an accident.
'I didn't do it intentionally': Teen speaks out after viral video showing her hit runner
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — Days after a viral video of a girl getting hit with a baton during the Virginia State High School League Indoor State Championships, the girl accused of hitting the Brookville High School runner spoke to ABC13 about what she said happened.
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When we got off the curve I slowly started passing her and then that's when she just hit me with a baton and I fell off the track,' Virginia athlete Kaelen Tucker said.
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The video has been widely shared online. It shows the moment Everett appears to hit another runner in the head with her baton as she's being passed. Everett says video from a second angle offers a better depiction of what really happened. She claims she lost her balance after getting tangled up with the runner she's accused of attacking.
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Virginia high school athlete Alaila Everett told "Good Morning America" Tuesday that she never meant to strike her fellow competitor with a baton.
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