The track cycling competitions at the Commonwealth Games in England have been overshadowed by serious falls.
In the scratch race in London there was a spectacular mass crash in which the British Olympic champion Matt Walls flew over the boards into the spectator stands. Several drivers and spectators suffered injuries. The session was then terminated.
A bad fall had already occurred in the Keirin competition on Saturday, when Brit Joe Truman and Australian Matthew Glaetzer collided. Truman briefly lost consciousness and was later transported in a wheelchair with an oxygen mask. He suffered a broken collarbone and a concussion. At the Commonwealth Games, athletes from the countries of the confederation compete every four years.