Australian Olympic swimmer Kenrick Monk who broke his elbow falling from his skateboard apparently lied to police telling them the injury was the result of a bicycling hit-and-run accident, according to a story in the Herald Sun.
But Swimming Australia said on Saturday that Monk had now changed his version of events, admitting he was not involved in a car accident. . . “The 23-year-old actually broke his elbow in two places falling off a skateboard with no other vehicle involved,” it said in a statement. . . The Commonwealth Games relay gold medallist, who also competed at the Beijing Olympics and the recent world championships in Shanghai, was on his way to training when the accident occurred.
It appears that Monk will never be able to “fully straighten his right arm again.” Well, at least he can still skate.
[Link: Herald Sun]
