Шокираща новина за цяла Великобритания! Трикратният олимпийски шампион и герой в гребането Питър Рийд се е парализирал от кръста надолу след удар в гърба.

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Get well soon champion !!! @petereed ... Triple Olympic rowing gold medallist Pete Reed has revealed that the spinal stroke he recently suffered has left him paralysed from below his chest. The 38-year-old won gold at three consecutive Olympic Games - Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016.

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Героят от Лондон 2012 Питър Рийд сам разкри, че парализиран от кръста надолу. 38-годишният Рийд е един от най-успешните британски гребци за всички времена с 3 златни олимпийски медала от 3 поредни Олимпийски игри (Пекин 2008, Лондон 2012 и Рио 2016).

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Public SitRep: Today is #WorldStrokeDay so I thought I would update you on my current situation. Spinal strokes are very rare. They essentially starve the spinal cord of oxygen which can kill off the cells that transmit the signals sent between the brain and (in my case) the lower body. Doctors can’t be certain what caused my stroke. It was in the middle of my spine so I’m currently paralysed beneath my chest. Prognosis: there is no crystal ball. There is a very small chance I will make no recovery and a very small chance I will make a full recovery. Much more likely it will be somewhere in between. To what extent depends on the extent of the damage (which we can’t see) and how well I rehab. All the other news is great. My arms are still strong and my brain is still as average as it ever was. My personal support network continues to be bombproof (thank you so much) and I am handling myself every bit as well as you would hope. I’m keeping a diary of this whole experience - the ups, downs, challenges, triumphs. I’ll keep odd posts coming. Until then, enjoy the rugby (if you’re going to spend a prolonged period in hospital, it may as well be during the 2019 Rugby World Cup). Onwards. • Thank you for all the comments on my last post. Thanks also to all of you who have offered to help... right now I don’t even know what to ask for. I feel like I have everything I need at this stage.

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Рийд, който в момента е лейтенант в Кралския флот на Великобритания, се оттегли от гребането след Игрите в Рио 2016, където стигна до титлата заедно със съотборниците си от осморката.

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Over the last few months I have been talking with British Rowing’s Paralympic Classification medics. My hip operations and reduced hip flexion give me the opportunity to trial for ParalympicsGB for Tokyo 2020 so I am delighted to announce my bid for a seat in the Paralympic 4+!! #Trials #Backin #Rowing #GameOn # #RoyalNavy #Sport #1Apr2019

A post shared by Pete Reed (@petereed) on Apr 1, 2019 at 1:54am PDT

Британският гребец за първи път съобщи за проблемите си на 9 октомври, но във вторник потвърди новината, че е парализиран от кръста надолу.

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A short clip says it all. Thank you for your thoughts. I have a wonderful support network and everything I need at this stage. Sometimes life gives you lemons - what are you going to do about it? A bump in the road and a new chapter. Onwards!

A post shared by Pete Reed (@petereed) on Oct 9, 2019 at 10:08am PDT

“Има малък шанс де се се възстановя и много малък шанс да се възстановя напълно. Много е вероятно е да е някъде по средата. До каква степен ще се възстановя зависи от щетите, които съм получил по време на контузията и колко добре ще се възстановя. Всички останали новини са страхотни. Ръцете ми са все още силни и мозъкът ми все още работи на средно ниво, както някога”, обяви Питър Рийд.

Гребецът получи мощна подкрепа от много известни спортисти от целия свят.

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Three years ago today. • The last race of my career was the best. What a day to get it right with a fantastic, mixed up group of physiological and psychological beasts. • You can’t buy this. You don’t get it through posting, liking, commenting, scamming, fooling, nabbing, flattering, editing, filming or charming. You don’t do it on the day. You can’t pull the wool over the world’s eyes. This is years of teamwork, graft, preparation, communication, discipline and determination. Years, for 6 mins of performance in the only 6 mins that counted. • Short term pain (ergos) for long term gain (the chance of gold). • Short term graft (relentless alarm clocks) for long term craft (the right skills to deliver the perfect race together). • Avoid immediate gratification. It is performance poison. Get off social media. Don’t eat the marshmallow. Get to bed earlier. Don’t have that third pint. Shave every morning. You know the drill. Get your little things squared away so the big things can fall into place like they were always #meanttobe. No excuses. No nonsense. #Shorttermpain #performanceinsights #littlethings #Olympics @TeamGB @BritishRowing

A post shared by Pete Reed (@petereed) on Aug 13, 2019 at 10:24am PDT

Рийд е втори шампион от Рио 2016, който се парализира, след германската колоездачка Кристина Вогел.