Shane Rose, three-time Australian Olympic medalist has been injured after a heavy fall during a schooling session.
The New York Post reported that the Australian equestrian who qualified previous week for the Summer games after a win in New Zealand was hopitalised this week after the injury. He underwent surgery on Friday.
Rose’s team also confirmed his injuries through a Facebook post on Friday.
The team stated, “During a cross country schooling session yesterday Shane suffered a nasty fall. Thankfully his horse was not injured in the fall."
"Shane is currently in the ICU with a badly broken femur and a fractured pelvis and ribs. He also suffers a heavy concussion.”
There are chances that the 50-year-old Olympian will now miss the Summer Games in Paris later this year because of the injuries.
His team said, “While the timing is unfortunate we are hopeful there is adequate time for him to recover and still be able to continue his preparation schedule for the Paris Olympics Games.”
Rose has won team silver medals in Beijing 2008 and Tokyo 2021 Olympics. He also won a bronze medal in the Rio 2016 Olympics.
