Brazilian triathlete. Louise Baptistachampion of the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, was involved in a “serious accident” during cycling training and the driver fled, officials said.
The vehicle “collided head-on” with 29-year-old Baptista while he was riding a bicycle and “the driver fled the scene” in the municipality of São Carlos, in the interior of São Paulo state, according to Sesi São. club Carlos in the note.
Triathlete who represented Brazil at Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and lastly Pan-Americanevent this year in Santiago de Chile, is hospitalized and in “serious condition,” according to a statement from the Brazilian Triathlon Confederation.
The medical team is waiting for his condition to stabilize before conducting more tests.
The Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB), in a message posted on social media, wished a full recovery to Baptista, who was crowned champion in both the individual and mixed categories at Lima 2019, “after a serious accident this Saturday morning.”
(according to information from EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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