FILE PHOTO: Paris 2024 Olympics - Track Cycling - Women's Keirin, Final for Gold - Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France - August 08, 2024. Katy Marchant of Britain reacts. REUTERS/Matthew Childs/File Photo
(Reuters) -Paris Olympic gold medallist Katy Marchant was taken to hospital after crashing in the women's keirin semi-final at the UCI Track Cycling Champions League in London, British Cycling said on Saturday.
Marchant, who won gold in the team sprint in Paris, suffered a broken arm after a collision with German Alessa-Catriona Propster sent both riders over the trackside barrier into a seating area for spectators.
Organisers decided to suspend all further racing for the evening after the incident, the UCI said in a statement.
"After receiving prompt medical attention from the track medical team, Katy was escorted to the hospital by the British Cycling doctor," British Cycling said on Sunday in a statement posted on X.
"X-rays revealed a fractured radius and ulna in her right forearm, as well as two dislocated fingers. Katy is in good spirits and is receiving excellent care from her medical team,"
(Reporting by Chiranjit Ojha in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford and Ed Osmond)
