Gianmarco Tamberi said he would compete in Saturday's Olympic high jump final despite suffering a fresh renal colic that left him on a hospital drip and coughing blood just hours before he was due to defend his Tokyo 2020 crown.
"I Will be there!," posted the 32-year-old from Marche in English on Instagram alongside a photo with his head in a hood.
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