SINGAPOREAN gymnast Jovi Loh was left clutching his knee in agony after a bars routine gone wrong. Just two days after the world feared Brit Gabriel Langton broke his neck, Loh went down grabbing his knee after completing his parallel bars routine. Jovi Loh of Team Singapore competes in rings before his injury later on in the day Credit: Getty Medical professionals rushed to Loh’s aid when he was clearly in distress Credit: SNS As soon as Loh clutched his injured knee, the TNT cameras quite rightly cut away from the action. But he could be heard grimacing in pain before the cameras cut. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! Olly Hogben said in commentary: “Oh dear. We’ll come back to that in just a moment because poor Jovi Loh has had a nasty landing.” Just like with Langton, medical professionals rushed onto the scene to help the stricken athlete. READ MORE GYMNASTICS NEWS Loh could be seen taken from the arena on a stretcher after some initial medical work. Hogben added: “We wish all the very best to a great young athlete.” The 18-year-old, who has been making history all over the place this past year, injured his knee after crashing his double front half dismount. He was not able to move and the competition came to a temporary halt. Most read in Sport The same happened on Friday when Langton missed the bars as he finished his routine and fell head first from about nine feet in the air. Loh has been one of the brightest young star in gymnastics, especially in the past 12 months Credit: Alamy Langton has now posted from hospital to let everyone know he is OK Credit: http://www.instagram.com/bazacollie/ Medics rushed onto the scene and there was concern the young Brit may have broken his neck. He has now been released from hospital without ‘serious complications’ and seems to have narrowly avoided a life changing injury. But at the time, TNT had to pull away from the action and the event was suspended while he was treated. Britain went on to win a silver medal, something that will bring some solace to Langton. Team England released a statement, saying: “Gabriel was transferred to the hospital as a precautionary measure overnight and underwent multiple scans today, with very positive results. “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.” Loh and Singapore have been performing well thus far, but this almost certainly spells the end for the young man at the Commonwealth Games. Naturally, he had to withdraw from the event. Comment now
Gymnast left writhing in pain with horror knee injury two days after Gabriel Langton’s sickening Commonwealth Games fall
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