15. Juli 2011  
New York, USA  
Artistic Gymnastics

$ 10 Millionen for paralyzed SANG Lan


Sang Lan (CHN),
paralized since 1998

The "Washington Post" reported, that a champion Chinese gymnast who was paralyzed in an accident at the 1998 Goodwill Games is grateful toward the United States after reaching a deal with insurance companies to provide her with medical care and rehabilitation in China, along with financial help, her lawyer said Tuesday.  The lawyer, Ming Hai, said he could not divulge details of the deal. Still, he said it will provide up to $10 million in cash and health care over the lifetime of the 30-year-old gymnast, Sang Lan, who crashed 1998, July 21 at the Goodwill Games in New York ...
* look at the article of the Washington Post, 2011, July 13: >> NY lawyer: Paralyzed Chinese gymnast will get health care and money after injury at US games
& an Interview > China's Daily
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