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Hockey player opts to have part of finger amputated to compete at Paris Olympics (news.sky.com)
submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I once went swimming right after I ate. This dude's got nothing on me.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I get that they are a dedicated sportsman. But why suffer a permanent injury when you could just recover over a few months and come back next olympics? Seems a bit of an overreaction to me!

[–] Zipitydew 6 points 4 months ago

My dad had part of a finger mangled pretty bad. Couple operations and a skin graft went into saving it. Function never came back. He can only bend it part way. Amputation would have been a shorter recovery with the same level of function.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

He's 30 and it's not a guarantee he can be in the next one

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Next Olympics is 4 years and a lot could happen before then. And they have been training and working themselves up for this Olympics. I get it.