Zanardi returning to intensive care in Milan
VIDEO SHOWS: FILE FOOTAGE OF ITALIAN FORMER FORMULA ONE DRIVER AND PARALYMPIC CHAMPION ALEX ZANARDI
SHOWS:
PADUA, ITALY (RECENT) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)
1. VARIOUS OF ALEX ZANARDI TRAINING ON ROAD
2. ZANARDI PARACYCLING PAST OLD VENETIAN STYLE BUILDING
3. VARIOUS OF ZANARDI ON WHEELCHAIR, TAKING HIS BIKE OUT OF SHED
4. TEXT ON SIDE OF BIKE, READING "ALESSANDRO ZANARDI"
5. ZANARDI'S BIKE
6. VARIOUS OF ZANARDI GETTING ON BIKE
7. ZANARDI PUTTING ON HELMET AND CYCLING OFF
8. VARIOUS OF ZANARDI TRAINING IN THE STREETS OF A VILLAGE
9. ZANARDI CYCLING DOWN HILL, STOPPING AND POINTING HIS FINGER AT CAMERA
PADUA, ITALY (FILE - JANUARY 17, 2006) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (SPORT ITALIA FOR TOROC POOL - ACCESS ALL)
10. ZANARDI CARRYING TURIN WINTER OLYMPIC TORCH ON RELAY
BRANDS HATCH, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE - JULY, 2012) (REUTERS PICTURES - ACCESS ALL) (MUTE)
11. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF ZANARDI COMPETING IN THE MEN'S INDIVIDUAL H4 TIME TRIAL DURING THE LONDON 2012 PARALYMPIC GAMES
12. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF ZANARDI WITH HIS H4 TIME TRIAL GOLD MEDAL
13. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF ZANARDI AHEAD OF WIM DECLEIR OF BELGIUM AND OSCAR SANCHEZ OF THE U.S. DURING MEN'S PARALYMPIC INDIVIDUAL H4 ROAD RACE
14. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF ZANARDI LIFTING HIS HAND-CYCLE AFTER WINNING THE MEN'S INDIVIDUAL H4 ROAD RACE
NUERBURG, GERMANY (FILE - NOVEMBER 8, 2012) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)
15. ZANARDI WALKING ONTO STAGE
16. ZANARDI CLIMBING INTO BMW M3 DTM PAINTED IN GOLD TO REFLECT HIS 2012 PARALYMPIC MEDALS
17. GRAPHIC ON CAR'S BONNET SHOWING ZANARDI'S HANDCYCLING BIKE
18. VARIOUS OF ZANARDI DRIVING OUT OF GARAGE AND ON TRACK
ADRIA, ITALY (FILE - JANUARY 23, 2014) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (BMW MOTORSPORT - ACCESS ALL)
19. ZANARDI IS HELPED INTO THE CAR
20. ZANARDI STRAPPED IN
UNKNOWN LOCATIONS (FILE) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (VNR - ACCESS ALL)
21. ZANARDI AND RALF SCHUMACHER DRIVING ON TRACK IN FORMULA ONE CARS
22. CLOSE UP OF ZINARDI AT WHEEL
23. MORE OF ZINARDI AND SCHUMACHER DRIVING
24. ZANARDI (NO HELMET) AND SCHUMACHER TALKING
25. ZANARDI AND SCHUMACHER DRIVING ON TRACK
26. VARIOUS OF ZANARDI BEING GIVEN AN AWARD
STORY: Italian former Formula One driver and Paralympic champion Alex Zanardi was returning to intensive care on Friday (July 24), three days after being moved to a specialist recovery centre to treat serious head injuries.
The 53-year-old underwent three operations at Siena's Santa Maria alle Scotte hospital after being placed in an induced coma following a June 19 accident while taking part in a road race on a handbike.
He was moved last Tuesday (July 21) to the Villa Beretta centre in northern Italy, but they issued a statement on Friday saying his condition was unstable and they were arranging a transfer to Milan's San Raffaele hospital.
The San Raffaele press office said Zanardi had yet to arrive.
A double Champ Car champion in the United States, Zanardi had to have both of his legs amputated above the knee following a horrific crash in a race in Germany in September 2001.
He recovered to return to the track in touring cars before later taking up paracycling and winning four Paralympic gold medals.
(Production: Tim Hart)
