Gabby Logan halted the Great North Run coverage to announce the sad death of a former participant of the race.
After hosting this summer's Olympics, Logan returned to our screens to anchor BBC's broadcast of the Great North Run from Tyneside on Sunday.
The BBC kicked off their coverage with a montage of highlights from the past 43 year, including Mo Farah's Great North Run and Claire Lomas, who completed the race in 2016 wearing a bionic suit.
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Lomas, 44, was paralysed from the chest down when she was thrown off her horse 17 years ago.
Despite her life-changing injuries, she still participated in the race and even completed the Great North Run in a bionic suit back in 2016.
But she tragically died in an unknown accident in Jordan on August 22 as Logan paused coverage of the Great North Run to deliver the news and pay tribute, calling her an 'incredible inspiration'.
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The BBC presenter said: "You may have recognised Claire Lomas in her bionic suit, which she wore to complete the Great North Run, having been paralysed in her sport, eventing.
"Well, it is very sad news I bring you that Claire died in an accident in Jordan a few days ago.
"And later we'll pay a proper tribute to this incredible, inspirational woman with Sir Brendan Foster.
"Of course, it's people like Claire who will have got so many of these thousands here off the sofa, got them moving having been inspired."
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On X, the Great Run wrote: "We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of the inspirational fundraiser, Claire Lomas MBE.
"Claire made history as the first person in the UK to walk with a bionic ReWalk suit, inspiring runners across the UK and beyond.
"Over the past decade, Claire completed many Great Run Series events alongside her dedicated support team, as part of an incredible fundraising drive, raising almost £1 million for charities."
Topics: Athletics
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