Lara van Ruijven, a short track world champion at 500 m and a great rival of Natalia Maliszewska, is in critical but stable condition. The 27-year-old Dutchman is in the intensive care unit of the hospital in Perpignan.
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Last week, during the grouping in the Pyrenees, the gold medalist of last year’s World Cup in Sofia collapsed and was taken to the hospital. There she was diagnosed autoimmune disease.
– Lara is now fighting for his life. With her incredible stubbornness she won the championship on ice, but this battle is much more difficult. We all think about it and we hope that it will come out all this – said the coach of the Netherlands national team in short track Joeroen Otter.
Lara van Ruijven in critical condition
The 500m race is the crown competition Natalia Maliszewskawhich, however, dropped out in the quarter final last year in the Bulgarian capital. In 2018, she won silver in Montreal. This year’s World Cup has been canceled due to a coronavirus pandemic. The Polish woman on InstaStory gave her support to her rival and friend.
photo: Natalia Maliszewska / InstaStory
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Van Ruijven also has a silver World Cup medal and bronze Olympic Games in the 3000 m relay.
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