Two-time Olympic triathlon medalist Hayden Wilde is recovering in a Japanese hospital with broken bones and injured lungs after a bike crash, the New Zealander said on social media.
The 27-year-old, who took the men’s triathlon silver at the Paris Games and bronze in Tokyo, shared a photo from his hospital bed on Instagram and listed his injuries.
“Broken 4 ribs. Scapular broken. Injured lungs. Surrounded with the best help. Keep you posted,” the Taupo native wrote. “Pretty gutted after such a nice day yesterday.”
Wilde did not elaborate on the circumstances of the crash or his exact whereabouts but was in Japan after finishing seventh in the 10-kilometer Tokyo Speed Race on Saturday.
“I’ll [be] in Japan for a few weeks on the mend as due to lungs it’s not possible to travel,” he said.
