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Rio 2016: I will be back in for Tokyo Olympics, says Samir Ait Said

Updated On: 08 August, 2016 08:29 AM IST | | AFP

<p>French gymnast Samir Ait Said confident of returning for next Olympics after broken leg in vault snaps his Rio journey. On the same day, Germany's Pommel Horse exponent Andreas Toba suffers knee ligament injury in floor exercises</p>

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1. Samir Ait Said of France runs for the vault. 2. Does the routine flip. 3. Breaks his leg while landing during the artistic gymnastics men's team qualification on Day 1 of the Olympic Games at Rio Olympic Arena on Saturday. Pics/Getty Images

1. Samir Ait Said of France runs for the vault. 2. Does the routine flip. 3. Breaks his leg while landing during the artistic gymnastics men's team qualification on Day 1 of the Olympic Games at Rio Olympic Arena on Saturday. Pics/Getty Images

Rio de janeiro: French gymnast Samir Ait Said underwent surgery on the gruesome double break of his leg suffered at the Rio Olympics but vowed to try to come back for Tokyo 2020.

1. Samir Ait Said of France runs for the vault. 2. Does the routine flip. 3. Breaks his leg while landing during the artistic gymnastics men's team qualification on Day 1 of the Olympic Games at Rio Olympic Arena on Saturday. Pics/Getty Images
1. Samir Ait Said of France runs for the vault. 2. Does the routine flip. 3. Breaks his leg while landing during the artistic gymnastics men's team qualification on Day 1 of the Olympic Games at Rio Olympic Arena on Saturday. Pics/Getty Images

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