Horror injury overshadows gymnastics silver at Commonwealths
English gymnast Gabriel Langton suffered a severe injury during the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after falling from the horizontal bar. The incident caused a significant delay in the competition, and while Langton was taken to the hospital, his team went on to secure a silver medal.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the physical risks inherent in high-level gymnastics and the emotional impact on competing athletes.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Gabriel Langton contested the floor, rings and parallel bars before falling on the horizontal bar in the final rotation
A sickening injury to England's Gabriel Langton overshadowed his team's silver medal in the men's team gymnastics final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
The 19-year-old, from the City of Birmingham Gymnastics Club, needed lengthy treatment on the mat after a horrible fall in the final rotation of the evening at The Arena.
Langton fell head first to the floor after missing his catch on the horizontal metal bar, three metres in the air, leading to a lengthy delay to the action as he was tended to by up to a dozen medical staff.
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