The star of the track seen hitting its opponent with a cane in a shocking incident has noted that it was an accident.
The championships of covered roads in Virginia were fogged when Alaila Everett was seen hitting Kaelen Tucker During the 4x200m retransmission event of the VSHL state -class 3.
Tucker was running the second section of the relay for Lynchburg Brookville high school when he went to Tucker from IC NORCOM High School.
Everett, who said that since then he has been at the end of death threats and racial insults, broke while giving his version of the events about the viral incident.
She told Wavy.com: “I know my intentions and never hit someone on purpose.”
She added: 'After a couple of times to hit her, my cane got caught behind her back, and rolled her back. I lost my balance and, when I pumped my arms again, she was beaten.
The gasps were heard inside the liberty interior track complex while Tucker stumbled and then fell to the ground.
But Everett's mother was also overwhelmed by emotion when she defended her daughter.
'I didn't have to see a first video, second video or tenth video. I know 100 percent that she would never do that to anyone, 'said Zeketa Cost.
IC NORCOM High School was disqualified after the incident for 'contact interference', or physically interfering with the actions of another corridor.
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