'fortunate to have survived'
Former Team GB sprinter wins six-figure payout after horror motorbike accident saw him lose SIX PINTS of blood
He competed for Team GB at the Olympic Games on two occasions
FORMER Team GB sprinter James Ellington has accepted a six-figure payout after suffering life-changing injuries in a motorcycle accident.
Ellington, 38, broke his leg in two places and suffered a fractured pelvis in a collision with a car in Tenerife in 2017.
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The two-time Olympian attempted a comeback in 2019 but was forced to retire from the sport after the crash, in which he was riding pillion behind team-mate Nigel Levine.
Levine’s Spanish insurance company accepted liability in 2022.
Ellington, who will use the cash for continued rehabilitation, accepted the offer as compensation for the premature end of his career.
He said: “The day of the collision will always live with me. But I also know I’m fortunate to have survived it. I have always tried to remain upbeat.
“Now I can finally put the legal case behind me, it’s time to focus on the future.”
Prior to the accident, Ellington twice won European Championships gold in the 4x100m relay in 2014 and 2016.
He was also a Commonwealth Games silver medallist in Glasgow in the same event three years before the accident.
Meanwhile, his best result at the Olympics came in Rio eight years ago.
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Ellington finished fifth in the 4x100m relay final alongside team-mates Richard Kilty, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey and Adam Gemili.
He had been part of a Team GB quartet who failed to reach the final in London four years earlier.
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The ex-sprinter also competed in the 100m at the 2016 games, but was eliminated after finishing fifth in his heat.