British gymnast Gabriel Langton was conscious and speaking with doctors after being taken to hospital following a heavy fall during the men’s team gymnastics final at the Commonwealth Games.
The 19 year old gymnast crashed headfirst onto the floor on Friday after falling from the horizontal bar during the final rotation of the competition.
According to a report by Al Jazeera, the incident caused a lengthy interruption as medical personnel rushed to attend to Langton, who received treatment on the competition floor for several minutes before being placed on a stretcher and taken from the arena.
He was fitted with head and neck support and transported to hospital for further assessment.
Team officials later confirmed that Langton was conscious, moving and speaking with doctors.
“We are grateful to the medical teams who responded immediately to provide assistance,” Team England said in a statement.
“He has been taken to hospital and we will share more information when it is available.”
The incident cast a shadow over the remainder of the competition, with England eventually winning the silver medal behind Canada after the event resumed.
Australia claimed bronze, securing its first men’s team gymnastics medal since winning gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
Langton had been drafted into the England squad as a replacement for injured six time Olympic medallist Max Whitlock and was unable to celebrate with his teammates following the podium finish.
“From what we’ve heard, he’s doing OK,” Langton’s teammate, Luke Whitehouse, said.
“Gymnastics is such a dangerous sport and things like this remind us of that. It’s one of those things you have to put out of your mind.”
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