Olympic Champion Vogel Undergoes Spinal Surgery After Crash
Muhammad Rameez Published June 27, 2018 | 06:18 PM
Olympic sprint champion Kristina Vogel underwent an operation on her spine on Wednesday after an accident in training the day before left her seriously injured.
Berlin, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 27th Jun, 2018 ) :Olympic sprint champion Kristina Vogel underwent an operation on her spine on Wednesday after an accident in training the day before left her seriously injured.
The 27-year-old German, winner of 11 world titles, collided Tuesday with a male Dutch cyclist at full tilt on the Cottbus velodrome, the German cycling federation told AFP subsidiary SID.
Vogel was airlifted to Berlin for intensive care, according to federation head Patrick Moster.
It's not the first time the cyclist has been hospitalised, having spent two days in an artificial coma after an accident in 2009 that saw her suffer severe facial injuries.
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