The 53-year-old Zanardi, who had each his legs amputated after a motor racing accident virtually 20 years in the past, had misplaced management of his handbike whereas competing in a relay race in Tuscany, Italy.
Zanardi was subsequently airlifted to the Santa Maria alle Scotte hospital in Siena, the place he underwent three hours of emergency neurological surgical procedure and was positioned in a man-made coma.
“The steadiness of the final scientific situations and the neurological image allowed the switch … to a specialised restoration and useful rehabilitation heart,” it learn.
“Alex Zanardi was subsequently transferred at the moment [Tuesday] to a different facility.”
“In the present day a brand new path begins for Alex Zanardi,” added hospital common supervisor, Valtere Giovannini.
The Italian is an extremely in style determine. He had been in coaching for this yr’s Tokyo Paralympics, hoping so as to add to his spectacular tally of gold medals.
