Javier Gómez Noya goes down for the Olympic Games in Rio

He has suffered a fall on a bicycle and has broken his arm.

 
 
Bad news for the Spanish triathlon since the 5 times World Champion Javier Gómez Noya He has suffered a fall on a bike during a bicycle training and has broken his arm.
 
Javier Gómez Noya suffered a bicycle fall on Wednesday afternoon just after finishing his training in Lugo, practically standing still. When he got up he noticed a pain in his left arm that motivated him to go to the hospital to be treated. The result of the radiographs was clear: fracture with displacement of the head of the radius. Something that requires an operation that will take place today Thursday.
 
This means the worst news, which can not participate in the Olympic Games. As you can imagine, the mental situation is hard for Javier and his surroundings, having to renounce the goal that he had been preparing for so long with the utmost dedication to achieve the gold medal.
"It is difficult to understand how suddenly all the effort and enthusiasm that I have put in the Olympic Games are gone. It may be the hardest moment of my sports life. But I have no choice but to take it and think about having a good and quick rehabilitation. "
 
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