Lappello Callum Watson: I needed the money to compete in Falun!

Callum Watson, the best distance runner in Australian activities & agrave ;, asks his fans financial support to be able to compete at the World Championships in Falun.

Monday 1 September 2014 6 minutes reading time

The almost twenty-five years in Sydney, after having focused on qualifying for the Olympics in Sochi (& egrave; joint twenty-first in the team sprint paired with Philip Bellingham and attended arriving in the rear also sprint, 15 km classic technique and skiathlon), decided to raise the & rsquo; stick and aim to enter permanently in the top thirty of the World Cup. Hence the transfer in Sweden and the collaboration with the & rsquo; former biathlete Mattias Nilsson, with whom he has made great progress such as to suggest that his ambitious goal was attainable. Bad luck for & ograve; you & egrave; bitter against him. During the sprint of the Australian Championships, which took place on August 16, Watson & egrave; was involved in a trivial fall which has, however, had serious consequences: his right lung & egrave; was drilled from skiing to an opponent, and other complications have arisen after the necessary surgical operations where & egrave; been submitted. Today, the ill-fated cross-country skier & egrave; still hospitalized at & rsquo; hospital in Melbourne waiting for a third tube to be inserted into the chest to drain the fluid and l & rsquo; air remaining in the chest. The costs to support medical interventions and the necessary rehabilitation have effectively drained the resources of a federation that does not egrave &; certainly among the world powers of cross country skiing. From here l & rsquo; appeal of Watson in all his fans and lovers of this sport, which is available in the original English version by clicking on these words. & Ldquo; my name & egrave; Callum Watson, I am a member of the Australian national cross country and I represented the 'Australia at the Winter Olympics in Sochi 2014 After the Games to Sochi I decided to move in Falun, Sweden, training with the Dala Sports Academy and with l & rsquo; coach Mattias Nilsson, and in a few months I've made a lot of progress, such as to feel well on the way towards my goal of hitting the top 30 in the World Cup. Unfortunately, during the sprint of the Australian Championships last August 16th I was involved in an accident in which incredibly unfortunate and serious lung & egrave; was drilled from skiing to another competitor. After l & rsquo; insertion of a chest tube at the Medical Center emergency Falls Creek, I was transported to the hospital Alfred in Melbourne. After eleven days and several complications, today I am sitting here in the same bed 'hospital. I had surgery two days ago to successfully seal the hole in my lung and now I'm waiting for my third chest tube to drain the fluid and the 'air from the chest. Now I feel less pain and I can start thinking about the future. I want to go back to the level reached before dell''incidente and are confident about the plan that my trainer is putting together for me to run at the World Championships in Sweden 2015 Rehabilitation and recovery are the main objectives in order to ensure my health to 100%. Ci & ograve; & Egrave; manageable with the 'help of my team and the coaches, but the financial situation resulting from this incident requires a lot more & ugrave; assistance. Please help me to make my dream possible. Far & ograve; everything possible to maximize the recovery and return to the point where I can start training normally, but are in & rsquo; embarrassing situation of trust in the generous help of others to get my finances necessary. Every small donation will & agrave; much appreciated. Progress on my recovery can be followed on my blog https: //callumwatsonxc.wordpress.com” & Nbsp; & Nbsp;

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