Table tennis Sweden s Moregard injured by drone strike in training

Swedish table tennis player Truls Moregard suffered a freak accident this year when he was hit by a drone during a practice session.

The 23-year-old, who won two silver medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, was struck on the left hand when a drone filming his training collided with a lamp and came crashing down.

Its okay now, but the drone hit badly and broke half the nail. It bled a lot and throbbed painfully. I think that was what made me so stressed, Moregard told Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter.

Moregard, who plays right-handed, said the accident in his home town of Eslov did not affect his preparations for the World Championship in Doha starting on May 17. REUTERS

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