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Ian Thorpe admitted to hospital to battle depression and alcohol abuse

By rokurJanuary 30, 2014Updated:January 31, 2014No Comments1 Min Read

UPDATE! Ian Thorpe’s management now denies this story

Ian Thorpe – Australia’s greatest Olympian – has been admitted to a Sydney hospital to fight his decade-long battle with depression and alcohol abuse.

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Family members have revealed Thorpe was injured in a fall earlier this week before they sought medical help, and he was admitted to hospital on Wednesday night. The 31-year-old remains under the care of specialists, facing a long, lonely battle to find a settled life after swimming and his failed comeback attempt for the London Olympics.

Read more here on the Herald Sun

ian_thorpe — Ian Thorpe, photo courtesy of mtlin, cc by-nc-nd

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Ian Thorpe

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