BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Australian Olympic swimmer Kenrick Monk admitted he broke his elbow by falling off a skateboard and was not involved in a deliberate hit-and-run accident as he had earlier told police.
Swimming Australia said in a statement Saturday that “the 23-year-old actually broke his elbow in two places falling off a skateboard with no other vehicle involved.”
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