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Last Updated: Saturday, 14 August, 2004, 11:15 GMT 12:15 UK
Gymnast breaks neck in fall
Polish gymnast Joanna Skowronska has been diagnosed with a broken cervical vertebra in her neck following a fall while training on Thursday.

Olympic gymnastics officials said the 22-year-old, who was practising on the asymmetric bars, was in a stable condition in an Athens hospital.

She will have to wear a supporting brace for the next eight weeks.

Argentina's Celeste Carnevale, the first reserve gymnast, is expected to take Skowronska's place.





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