Luisa Baptista: Brazilian Triathlete in Critical Condition After Training Accident

2023-12-24 00:53:33

The Brazilian triathlete Luisa Baptistachampion in the Lima 2019 Pan American Games and winner the Goonman 70.3 from Pucón in 2022is in state “delicate” health after colliding with a motorcyclist while training cycling, the Brazilian Triathlon Confederation reported this Saturday.

The motorcycle driver was also injuredofficial sources stated.

A motorcycle collided with Baptista29 years old, while riding his bicycle for reasons that are under investigation, in the municipality of San Carlosin the interior of the state of São Paulo, as indicated by the Sesi São Carlos club in a note.

The team initially claimed that a car had caused the accident and that its driver “he fled without helping him”but hours later he corrected it.

“With updated information, according to police forensics, the accident involved a motorcycle that collided with the bicycle. “Luisa is still hospitalized”he amended.

The status of the triathlete, who represented Brazil in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and in the last Pan Americanin Santiago 2023, “it’s delicate”according to the Brazilian Triathlon Confederation.

“The medical team is waiting for his “the condition is stabilized for further examinations.”The entity said in a statement, adding that it contacted friends of the athlete who “were present at the time of the accident.”

The Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) wished “a full recovery to Baptista, who was champion in both the individual and mixed categories at Lima 2019. “after the serious accident this Saturday morning”in a message published on their social networks.

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