English gymnast Gabriel Langton has been cleared of serious injury after a sickening fall at the Commonwealth Games on Friday.
Langton fell head first from three metres to the floor after missing his catch on the horizontal metal bar during the opening day of competition and was taken to hospital.
Team England said Langton underwent “multiple scans” on Saturday with “very positive results”.
The 19-year-old, who has not qualified for any remaining events at the Games, was discharged from hospital on Saturday evening.
“He is in good spirits and hugely grateful for the many messages of support and the excellent care provided by the medical teams,” a statement said.
“He is looking forward to being reunited with the team to celebrate his silver medal.”
There was a lengthy halt to proceedings after Langton’s fall before he was taken away on a stretcher.
When the competition resumed, his team-mates secured a silver medal behind Canada, though Langton is yet to receive his.
After the incident, team-mate Luke Whitehouse said: “When something like that happens, you’ve just got to forget about it and reset. I just had to focus on my routine one skill at a time.”
Canada’s Felix Dolci said: “It’s terrible but it goes to show that gymnastics is a very, very difficult and complicated sport. It’s dangerous you know sometimes.
“All our thoughts go to Gabriel and the team.”
Langton was a late call-up to Team England in the place of the injured six-time Olympic medallist Max Whitlock. –BBC
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