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| Marco Loughran attacked in alleged road rage incident | Marco Loughran attacked in alleged road rage incident |
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| Welsh Olympic swimmer Marco Loughran is in hospital in Denmark after an apparent road rage attack. | |
| The backstroke specialist and his girlfriend, Jeanette Ottesen, were attacked on Sunday. | The backstroke specialist and his girlfriend, Jeanette Ottesen, were attacked on Sunday. |
| Mr Loughran reportedly suffered head injuries and broken teeth. Miss Ottesen, a world and European butterfly champion from Denmark, broke a finger. | |
| Mr Loughran, who swam for Britain at the 2012 Olympics, represented Wales at the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games. | |
| Miss Ottesen told Danish television station TV 2 SPORT the alleged attacker thought she had been driving too slowly. | |
| "I am deeply shocked," she said. | "I am deeply shocked," she said. |
| "He beat Marco several times in the head, and when I tried to defend him I was hit on my fingers. | "He beat Marco several times in the head, and when I tried to defend him I was hit on my fingers. |
| "He (Mr Loughran) is in the hospital but he takes it all with a smile and makes jokes." | "He (Mr Loughran) is in the hospital but he takes it all with a smile and makes jokes." |
| Mr Loughran became the men's 50m backstroke British champion in 2013. | |
| He moved to Denmark after competing for Wales at the last Commonwealth Games. | He moved to Denmark after competing for Wales at the last Commonwealth Games. |