Darcy Ward has a broken spinal cord – Gazeta Wyborcza

 

         
 
     

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
           
           
             

             

                  
             
                  
 
                  
                 
                    

19/07/2015 Darcy Ward during the match SPAR Falubaz Zielona Gora Betrad vs. Sparta Wroclaw (PETER JEDZURA / EAST NEWS)

                  
                  
                  

                  
             

             
         
     
   
   
   
 
 
 
 

Darcy Ward scored a disastrous collapse in Sunday’s match Spar Falubaz green mountain with MrGarden GKM-I Grudziadz. 23-year-old Australian was operated at night. Reports from the hospital are dramatic – Australian has a broken spinal cord – reported “Sports Review”.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                          
 

                 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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– have been damaged vertebrae C6 and C7 – says, “The review,” Robert Zapotoczny, club doctor Falubaz. – The spinal cord was guillotined and nothing can be done about it. We have just watched the event on television and I must say that it looked terrible. He was helpless. How does he feel? Since the fall of repeating that his neck hurts and does not feel legs. He is well aware of its position. When I tried to calm him down, it might be a shock effect, it said to me: “You lie” and began to cry.

Also, Senator Robert Dowhań, a longtime president, says, “The review,” that the accident probably means the end of his career.

The dramatic accident happened in the last race match Ekstraligi PGE Polish speedway. Ward riding in second position trying to overtake the rider in front of the Russian Artem Laguta from Grudziadz. The result of the match had already been settled and would not change it even victory Ward in this race.

Darcy Ward – big speedway talent

His brilliant career started in 2009 when as a 17-year-old was the individual champion of the world juniors. A year later, Darcy Ward defended his title, and in 2011 won the silver medal – losing only to the Pole Maciej Janowski.

In 2013, he became a regular participant in the prestigious Grand Prix, which is the struggle for the speedway world championship. The first season ended in eighth place, but if not for the injury, because of which left several tournaments, could be much higher.

A year later, in August 2014, was suspended for 10 months. During this time he could not compete in any speedway race. This happened because just before the tournament in Daugavpils, Latvia detected alcohol in his body.

The penalty ended a few weeks ago. The player, who has represented the Torun Poland Unibaxu, then signed a contract with the team from Zielona Góra. To the ill-fated accident in the competition was doing great.

Zielona Falubaz has not yet issued an official statement on the state of his health. In the league the UK, where Ward has also competed, canceled today’s match between Poole Pirates and Swindon Robins.

Australian solidarity whole speedway environment.

– God, I hope that it is not as bad as I hear. Hold on mate – wrote on Facebook Russian Emil Sayfudtinow.

– I hope that Darcy everything will be fine – this in turn words Briton Tai Woffindena.

fatal accidents unfortunately happen from time to time during the competition speedway . In May 2013, the track Wroclaw killed a Briton Lee Richardsson. Ten years earlier as dramatic as Ward fall recorded in Sweden Polish rider Krzysztof Cegielski. Cegielski, who also suffered a spinal cord injury, did not return to sports. It was a TV expert and activist representing the rights of athletes.

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