Commonwealth Games: Bad crashes in track cycling races

The track cycling competitions at the Commonwealth Games in England have been overshadowed by serious crashes.

Several spectators injured

There was a spectacular mass crash in the scratch race in London, in which the British Olympic champion Matt Walls flew over the barriers and into the spectator stands. Several riders and spectators suffered injuries as a result. The session was subsequently cancelled.

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There had already been a serious crash in the keirin competition on Saturday when Britain's Joe Truman and Australia's Matthew Glaetzer collided. Truman briefly lost consciousness and was later transported away in a wheelchair wearing an oxygen mask.

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He suffered a broken collarbone and a concussion. Athletes from the countries of the Commonwealth compete in the Commonwealth Games every four years.

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