Nine-time Olympic champion in gymnastics Larisa Latynina suffered a heart attack
Nine-time Olympic champion in gymnastics Larisa Latynina suffered a heart attack. This was reported to Match TV by the head coach of the Russian national gymnastics team Valentina Rodionenko.
“Before her birthday, which was December 27, she had a heart attack and was hospitalized. This is not the first heart attack, ”said the coach. Rodionenko added that Latynina’s condition is stable, not serious, but noted that doctors do not say anything good about her health.
On December 30 last year, Latynina announced her hospitalization. “I am in the hospital now. Something happened to me, but I feel good, ”she said. The former athlete did not specify the details of her condition.
Latynina is the most titled gymnast in the history of the Olympic Games, as well as the leader in the number of victories at the Olympic Games among domestic athletes. She has won 18 medals, nine of which are gold.
Source: Lenta
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