Injured gymnast needs surgery

Wed, 29 Sep 2010

Joe Smith

Manx gymnast Joe Smith needs surgery after sustaining an injury whilst training in Delhi.

The 23 year old injured his achilles tendon whilst training for the Commonwealth Games last night

The injury rules him out of the rest of the games.

The coaching staff are yet to decide whether he'll have the operation in India or back on the Island

Assistant Team Manager Steve Partington says it's devastating news for the squad [play clip]