Matthew Robinson, a member of Australia’s paralympic snowboard team has died from injuries he sustained during a race in Spain earlier this month, according to a story in the The Australian.
Robinson was hospitalized for eight days in Barcelona after being injured on February 12 while competing at the IPC World Cup finals in La Molina, Spain. He was then cleared by medical staff to be transported by air ambulance to Melbourne. . . The APC said Robinson went into cardiac arrest during a scheduled refueling stop in Kuwait and couldn’t be revived. . . Sir Philip Craven, president of the International Paralympic Committee, said: “The whole of the Paralympic Movement is deeply saddened by this heartbreaking tragedy. Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with Matthew’s fiancee, family, friends and teammates at this difficult time.
Our thoughts are with Robinson’s family and friends.
[Link: The Australian]
