Barcelona World Race - Thomson has medical clearance to join Hugo Boss



10:26 PM Sun 9 Jan 2011 GMT
'Alex Thomson - Barcelona World Race' Barcelona World Race &copy
Barcelona World Race will have the British skipper, Alex Thomson, join after today being declared medically fit after making a satisfactory recovery from the emergency appendectomy on 29th December which prevented him from starting second edition of the two handed round the world race on Friday 31st December. Thomson had a full medical examination by offshore sailing medical specialist Dr Spike Briggs (GBR) in England on 8th January 2011, which was transferred Dr Francesc Bonet , the Barcelona World Race?s chief medical officer, and approved by Race Direction this morning. It is confirmed that Thomson has fulfilled the medical criteria ...


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