USVI’s Garcia has short day in marathon
U.S. Virgin Islands long-distance runner Eduardo “Eddie” Garcia had been looking forward to running in his first Olympics.
2024-08-12 17:35:38 - VI News Staff
But Garcia’s time at the Paris Games came to an early end Saturday, as he had to drop out just a few miles into the men’s marathon with a leg injury. “It’s been a lot to process,” Garcia said in a telephone interview with The Daily News after the race. “
The 31-year-old Garcia — whose father, Francisco Garcia Sr., is from St. Croix — developed problems with his left leg during his workouts last week. According to Garcia, an MRI showed a partial tear in the conjoin tendon of his left hamstring — an injury he first developed in 2016 while on the University of Florida’s track team.