England gymnast Gabriel Langton was conscious and speaking with doctors after being taken to hospital following a heavy fall during the men’s team gymnastics final at the Commonwealth Games on Friday, team officials said.

Langton, 19, crashed headfirst to the floor after he came off the horizontal bar in the final rotation of the competition, prompting a lengthy halt as medical personnel rushed to his aid.

Langton received treatment on the competition floor for several minutes before being placed on a stretcher, fitted with head and neck support and taken from the arena to hospital for further assessment.

Team England said in a statement, “We are grateful to the medical teams who responded immediately to provide assistance. He has been taken to hospital and we will share more information when it is available.”

Langton’s teammate, Luke Whitehouse, said, “From what we’ve heard, he’s doing OK. Gymnastics is such a dangerous sport and things like this remind us of that. It’s one of those things you have to put out of your mind.”

Original reporting: Appleton, WI News Feed (HLL/CB) — read the source article.