KITAKYUSHU, Japan: Japanese gymnast Hitomi Hatakeda suffered a serious spinal injury on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) after falling off the uneven bars in training, the Japan Gymnastics Association said.

Hatakeda, who appeared at the Tokyo Olympics, was taken to hospital and diagnosed with damage to her central spinal cord and bruising of the cervical vertebrae.

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