PARIS — The raucous applause that greeted Samir Ait Said banished, once and for all, the gasps of horror he heard eight years ago. The French gymnast, whose left leg snapped in a gruesome crash ...

French gymnast Samir Ait Said left the vault event at the Rio Olympics on Saturday on a stretcher, waving to fans who applauded him after he suffered a terrible broken leg in competition.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Samir Ait Said has taken the first steps toward his comeback. The French gymnast who shattered his left leg during qualifying Saturday needed only crutches when he visited ...

After a gruesome broken leg ended Samir Ait Said's Olympic campaign in Rio, the French gymnast vowed to compete in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. “He has been in contact to say that he will be ...