England gymnast Gabriel Langton leaves hospital ‘without serious complications’ after horror Commonwealth Games injury

GABRIEL LANGTON has received “very positive results” following his horror fall in the gymnastics arena – and has been discharged from hospital without any “serious injury complications.” On Friday night, the 19-year-old gymnast fell off an apparatus during the men’s team final competition at The Arena and landed badly, head first onto the mat. Gabriel Langton has left hospital after his Commonwealth Games injury Credit: Getty The 19-year-old suffered a nasty fall on Friday Credit: PA The event on day one of the Commonwealth Games was immediately delayed as he received medical treatment and he was then stretchered from the venue before being transferred to a hospital in Glasgow. Team England went on to win the silver medal, finishing behind Commonwealth champions Canada, but performed without knowing how their stricken teammate was doing. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! ANTHONY JOSHUA VS KRISTIAN PRENGA LIVE COVERAGE Almost 24 hours after the incident, Team England issued an update to say he had not suffered a major injury following the fall and was “is in good spirits.” A spokesperson said: “Gabriel was transferred to the hospital as a precautionary measure overnight and underwent multiple scans today, with very positive results. MORE FROM COMMONWEALTH GAMES “Thankfully, he has been cleared of any serious injury complications and will be discharged to return to the team hotel this evening. “He is in good spirits and hugely grateful for the many messages of support and the excellent care provided by the medical teams. “He is looking forward to being reunited with the team to celebrate his silver medal. Proceedings were delayed at the time to help the Brit Credit: SNS Team England won a medal without knowing about Langton’s condition Credit: tnt sports “He will be discharged to the team hotel under the care of the Team England medical team this evening.” Most read in Sport Langton, a former European junior all-around medallist, came into the squad as a replacement to Max Whitlock, who withdrew two weeks ago due to a hand injury he sustained in training. Teammates Luke Whitehouse, Joshan Nathan, Adam Tobin and Alexander Yolshin-Cash stood on the podium to receive their medals as Langton was taken to hospital. Comment now