It has already been reported that on June 19, the 53-year-old Italian took part in a trip from Pieten to Sankt Virico d’Orch with his tricycle. He collided with an oncoming truck and suffered severe head injuries.
The gills have been in an artificially induced coma since last Friday and are connected to the artificial respiration system. On Monday, Siena Hospital announced that the athlete had been observed to conclude that another head surgery was needed.
The BBC, referring to Siena Hospital, reports that the health of the Dzanardi after the second operation is serious but stable. The Italian sports legend is still in a coma.
Dzanardi has gained fame in sports with his perseverance and selflessness. On September 15, 2001, in a CART series race in Germany in a Dzanardi car, which went out of the boxes, Alex’s Tajani car was hit at a speed of about 320 kilometers per hour. The Taljans did not cause serious injuries in the accident, but Dzanardi’s life was endangered for several days. The doctors managed to save his life, but Dzanardi lost both legs. He became a two-time CART champion during his career.
The very next year after the accident, he was back on the track and in 2007 turned to parasports. In the last two Paralympic Games, the Italian has won four gold and two silver medals in a wheelchair, and also aimed at the Tokyo Paralympic Games. He is also a twelve-time world champion.
Between 1991 and 1999, Dzanardi competed in 41 Formula One (F-1) World Championships, representing the Jordan, Minardi, Lotus and Williams teams.
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