Team England issues update after gymnast Gabriel Langton's horror fall

Team England has issued an update after gymnast Gabriel Langton was stretchered following a horror fall during the men’s team gymnastics final on Friday night.

The 19-year-old missed a catch on the three-metre high horizontal bar during his routine and fell to the ground headfirst.

Shocking footage of the incident shows Langton plummeting to the ground and landing heavily on his head and neck in front of a horrified audience.

Langton was carried away on a stretcher while wearing a neck brace and Team England later confirmed that he had been taken to hospital.

On Friday, a spokesperson said: "We are grateful to the medical teams who responded immediately to provide assistance.

"He [Langton] has been taken to hospital and we will share more information when it is available."

In an update tonight, Team England has confirmed that Langton has since been released from hospital.

“Gabriel was transferred to the hospital as a precautionary measure overnight and underwent multiple scans today, with very positive results,” the organisation said.

“Thankfully, he has been cleared of any serious injury complications and will be discharged to return to the team hotel this evening.

“He is in good spirits and hugely grateful for the many messages of support and the excellent care provided by the medical teams. He is looking forward to being reunited with the team to celebrate his silver medal.”

Despite Langton’s injury, England won silver at the event.

The gymnast has since been pictured with his medal.

Langton had replaced multiple Olympic medallist Max Whitlock in the England team earlier this month when Whitlock withdrew due to injury.

He was absent from the podium when team-mates Luke Whitehouse, Alex Yolshin-Cash, Josh Nathan and Adam Tobin received their silver medals.

It was the first time England’s men had failed to win the team event since Delhi in 2010.

Langton’s fall clearly affected the team through the remaining rotation and Whitehouse said: “It was really tough. We just had to reset, try to put it to one side mentally and focus on the job we had to do. I think everyone should be proud of the way we carried on after Gabe’s fall.

"We all agreed we'd take another warm-up and bring our energy back into it. There was a delay after the first warm-up, but we regrouped.

"The coaches were fantastic, and the boys who had to go up on high bar were incredible. The togetherness of the team really showed, and I couldn't be prouder of everyone."

Canada's Felix Dolci said: "It's terrible but it goes to show that gymnastics is a very, very difficult and complicated sport. "It's dangerous you know sometimes.

"All our thoughts go to Gabriel and the team. Pushing through this is definitely not easy, England stayed focussed, they stayed in the zone, a huge shout out to them because that's not an easy one.

"For any gymnast that was on the field of play, seeing this not only is difficult, but something you never want to see. It goes to show how hard the sport is."