The partner of Welsh athlete Ben Gregory says he is due to be taken off sedation today following his bike crash at the weekend.
Thirty-one-year-old Gregory is in a coma and suffered a fractured skull and neck in the incident. Partner Naomi Heffernan revealed the news on Instagram and asked for "thoughts and prayers" for the decathlete, who has represented Great Britain and competed in three Commonwealth Games.
She said in a further update on social media: "Thank you all so much for your lovely messages and kind words, I'll spend time over the next few days to read them all and I'll read some of them out loud to Ben when I see him.
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"Thank you for keeping him, me and all his family in your hearts, thoughts and prayers. I'll hopefully know more on Monday when they put a sedation hold on him, his reaction to that will say which way this is going to go. So I will keep you updated on here.
"This is going to be a long road to recovery but I know how much love and support he has from his friends and family and I have every faith he's going to pull through. He has so much to live for and that will get him through this. Thank you."
Welsh Athletics said in a statement over the weekend: "Our thoughts and prayers are with Ben's friends and family at this time.
"Ben's accomplishments as an athlete speak for themselves: Wales' greatest ever decathlete - three Commonwealth Games, the Welsh record holder and representing Wales and Great Britain multiple times.
"The outpouring of support across social media is testament to his popularity as a person and as an athlete. Everyone who has had the privilege of training or competing alongside Ben will speak of his incredible love of life, his kindness, support and loyalty.
"We will all continue to pray for a full recovery for Ben."
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