Olympic champion in high jump Javier Sotomayor was injured in Moscow. He tore the muscle of the back of his thigh in a demonstration race on Nikolskaya Street.

Cuban athlete also admitted that he enjoyed the title of world record holder. He also explained why he never tried to sing and why he is not a fan of the sport of high jump, which he says is like a computer game in which you have to defeat the enemy. He was injured during a race on the first day of the Athletics Week in the Russian capital.