Oh Dear, and this is nothing to do with gladiators!!
A freak accident, with French long-jumper Salim Sdiri speared by a javelin, overshadowed the IAAF Golden League meeting in Rome.
Salim was crouching in the warm-up area when a wild throw from Finland's Tero Pitkamaki hit him in the upper body.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/6898520.stm