By Larry Lombaard

Athens - Paralympic table tennis player Rosabelle Riese broke her left leg in a fall while getting onto the athletes' bus outside the Olympic Stadium on Monday night.

The Cape Town wheelchair player, who has partnered Alet Moll in doubles play since the start of the Athens Paralympics on Saturday, was returning to the Athletes' Village with teammates who had been watching athletics, when the accident occurred.

"She was taken to hospital, her whole leg is in plaster and she is obviously out for the rest of the competition," said team media manager Bronwyn Badenhorst.

"Chances are that she'll be spending a couple of days in hospital and will be sent home when she feels comfortable enough."
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