The Japanese gymnast fell on Wednesday during training sessions at the Kitakyushu world championships and suffered a spinal cord injury, the severity of which is still unknown, and a cervical contusion, the federation of her country reported.
Hitomi Hatakeda suffers a spinal injury whose extent is still unknown
The Japanese gymnast Hitomi hatakeda fell today during some training in the gymnastics world championships that are disputed in the Japanese town of Kitakyushu and suffers a spinal cord injury, the severity of which is still unknown, and a cervical contusion, reported the federation of his country,
Hitomi, 21, was ranked fourth best for the final of the full contest that will take place this Thursday.
His fall occurred in a practice on the uneven bars.
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“He was diagnosed with a central spinal cord injury and a cervical contusion,” the Japanese federation said.
Hitomi hatakeda
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