Sam Oldham injury: Team England statement

Sam Oldham injury: Team England statement 

Sam Oldham sustained an ankle ligament injury whilst performing a Draselescu vault during the Team competition at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

The Team England Medical staff are working with British Gymnastics Medical team to ensure a collaborative management plan. Sam will return home to commence his rehabilitation in order to return to full fitness. He is under the best possible medical supervision provided by British Gymnastics and the English Institute of Sport.

Comment from Team England Chef de Mission Jan Paterson MBE: "We are hugely disappointed for Sam, and hope he will have a speedy recovery. We are incredibly proud of his Gold Medal winning performance with the Men's Gymnastic Artistic Team. Sam will be sorely missed in the Athletes' Village by all of Team England."

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Commonwealth Games 2014: Indian President Congratulates Medal Winners 

New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday congratulated Indian sportspersons for winning medals at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. (Medal tally)
Mukherjee congratulated Seema Punia, Sharath Kamal, Anthony Amalraj and Pinki Rani Jangra for winning medals in their respective games and wished them "very best for all future endeavours".
In separate letters, Mukherjee said: "The nation is proud of their performances." (Day 10 updates)
Seema Punia won a silver medal in women's discus throw while Sharath Kamal and Anthony Amalraj bagged the silver in men's doubles table tennis. Pinki Jangra brought home a bronze medal in women's 48-51 kg boxing.
The President, earlier in the day, had congratulated other sportspersons like Yogeshwar Dutt, Babita Kumari, Vikas Gowda, Geetika Jakhar, Dipa Karmakar and Pawan Kumar for their performances.
Dutt (men's freestyle 65 kg) and Kumari (women's freestyle 55 kg) struck gold medals, Jhakar (women's freestyle 63 kg) won a silver, and Kumar (men's freestyle 86 kg) had to settle for a bronze medal in wrestling.
Gowda won gold in discus throw while Karmarkar became the first Indian woman gymnast to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games by bagging a bronze in the vault event.

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