Select date

June 2024
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

Teenage Russian footballer in intensive care after being struck by LIGHTNING in training – reports

5-7-2020 < RT 34 142 words
 

Ivan Zaborovsky, a goalkeeper for Znamya Truda in the third tier of Russian football, is understood to be receiving treatment after being struck by lightning during a training session, according to reports.


Details remain scant on the incident which is understood to have occurred on Saturday, with news of the potentially serious injuries suffered by the teenager filtering out via a Twitter account associated with the club.


"According to our information, today in training accident. In a young goalkeeper Ivan Zaborovsky was struck by lightning, now he is in intensive care. I hope that everything bad will pass it by," the statement read, via translation.



Print