Picture courtesy of the Italian Gymnastics Federation.
Italy’s Lorenzo Bonicelli was critically injured after a fall on his rings dismount whereas competing on the 2025 FISU World College Video games in Germany on Wednesday. As of Friday, “Bonni” is reportedly steady and is at present not in life-threatening situation regardless of being in intensive care.
Bonicelli fell on his neck when trying his triple again dismount off rings throughout the meet. He was carried off the sector of play on a stretcher and transported to a close-by hospital the place he underwent surgical procedure and was positioned in a medically-induced coma earlier than being briefly woken up and displaying constructive indicators.
The Italian workforce withdrew from the competitors as a result of emotional misery of the state of affairs. Earlier than his teammates’ scheduled departure, they visited Bonicelli and “have been in a position to greet him,” a hospital consultant stated.
Bonicelli’s household is with him in Germany. The subsequent part of his rehab will happen in Italy.
The Italian Gymnastics Federation revealed an preliminary assertion Wednesday. The translated model reads, “In the course of the males’s creative gymnastics workforce competitors on the thirty second Summer season Universiadiade in Essen, the blue Lorenzo Bonicelli got here out badly from his train on the rings, within the third rotation, incurring an damage on the extent of which investigations are nonetheless underway. Instantly rescued by the medical workforce of the German group and by the well being managers of FISU and CUSI, the twenty-three-year-old from Lecco of the Ghislanzoni GAL was transported to the close by college polyclinic. The technical workers following the GAM mission in Germany, given the comprehensible emotional involvement of the remainder of the workforce, most well-liked to withdraw the workforce from the competitors. Whereas ready for the official medical bulletins, the FGI is all tight to Lorenzo, wishing him a speedy restoration. Come on Bonni!”
Steve Butcher, a member of the Worldwide Gymnastics Federation’s Males’s Technical Committee, shared a further replace on Fb on Thursday, stating, “Please hold Italian gymnast Lorenzo Bonicelli (age 23) in your ideas and prayers as he recovers from a major neck damage suffered on his Rings dismount on the World College Video games. A number of of you could have requested me about his situation after seeing me judging because the Equipment Supervisor on the Rings. Sorry I couldn’t reply sooner with out affirmation. Lorenzo is in a medically induced coma after surgical procedure final evening. It is going to take 10 or extra days to know his situation. Your complete gymnastics household is pulling for Lorenzo’s full restoration!” (through Kensley Behel/Impartial Deductions)
Please be part of us in sending Lorenzo, his household, and the Italian Gymnastics Federation our ideas and prayers throughout this time. We are going to replace this story with any additional particulars as they’re launched.
