The Tribune

By RENALDO DORSETT

Sports Reporter

rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

THE long road to recovery begins now for the country’s triple jump national record holder.

Leevan “Superman” Sands was released from hospital yesterday following successful surgery to repair patellar Tendinitis, commonly referred to as “Jumper’s Knee.”

Sands now embarks on a recovery process traditionally expected to last between nine to 12 months.

Following his injury in the triple jump final, Brown underwent surgery in The Homerton University Hospital, the hospital designed for the London Olympic Games.

The procedure was performed by a team headed by Dr Amer Khan, the consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Homerton.

Khan said he was impressed with the way the national record holder began the recuperation process and that the team managed to reconstruct the knee, also repaired it very well to the point that there is no doubt that it will heal.

“Jumper’s Knee” commonly occurs in athletes who are involved in jumping sports and a stage four version traditionally requires a surgical repair.

Sitting in fourth place in the men’s triple jump final as he went through his fourth attempt, Sands’ knee gave out as he went through his skip, hop and jump phase. He finished fifth with a jump of 17.21m.