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Stephanie Inglis, Commonwealth Games Judo Silver Medalist, In Coma After Vietnam Motorcycle Crash

Inglis suffered serious head injuries and is being treated in intensive care.
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A Scottish Commonwealth Games medallist is in a coma and fighting for her life after a motorcycle accident in Vietnam.

Judo star Stephanie Inglis who won silver at Glasgow 2014, fell off the bike on Tuesday in Ha Long, north east Vietnam, where she had gone to teach English for six months.

 

The 27-year-old suffered serious head injuries and has been transferred to a hospital in Hanoi.

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Stephanie Inglis suffered serious head injuries and is being treated in intensive care
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Inglis' parents, from Inverness, have flown to Vietnam to be at her bedside and were said to be "very distraught". 

Her sister Stacey told BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme that Inglis "is in a very critical state".

"She is in a coma. I don't really know what is going to happen. There has been a lot of bleeding to the brain and swelling.

"She is my big sister. I look up to her so much. I just want her home."

A fundraising campaign has been set up by fellow judo athlete Khalid Gehlan to help pay for her medical costs, with more than £50,000 raised so far.

The GoFundMe page said: "If anyone can pull through this it's Stephanie.

"She has been a fighter her whole life, following in her father's footsteps and becoming an international athlete, competing for Great Britain all over the world, beating adversity, competing and winning a silver medal in Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, fighting for her country and her dreams.

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GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - JULY 24: Under 57kg medallists (L-R) Silver medalist Stephanie Inglis of Scotland, Gold medalist Nekoda Davis of England, Bronze medalist Connie Ramsay of Scotland and Bronze medalist Darcina Manuel of New Zealand during the Commonwealth Games Judo Championships at the Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre (SECC) on July 24, 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by David Finch/Getty Images) (credit:David Finch via Getty Images)
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GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - JULY 24: Stephanie Inglis of Scotland and Connie Ramsay of Scotland pose with their medals after competing in the Women's -57kg finals at SECC Precinct during day one of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games on July 24, 2014 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images) (credit:Hannah Peters via Getty Images)
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GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - JULY 24: (L-R) Silver medalist Stephanie Inglis of Scotland and bronze medalist Connie Ramsay of Scotland pose on the podium during the WomenÂs -57kg medal ceremony at SECC Precinct during day one of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games on July 24, 2014 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) (credit:Richard Heathcote via Getty Images)
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GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - JULY 24: Stephanie Inglis of Scotland and Connie Ramsay of Scotland pose with their medals after competing in the Women's -57kg finals at SECC Precinct during day one of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games on July 24, 2014 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images) (credit:Hannah Peters via Getty Images)
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GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - JULY 24: (L-R) Bronze medalist Darcina Manuel of New Zealand, Gold medalist Nekoda Davis of England, silver medalist Stephanie Inglis of Scotland and bronze medalist Connie Ramsay of Scotland pose on the podium during the Womens -57kg medal ceremony. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images) (credit:Hannah Peters via Getty Images)
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GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - JULY 24: (L-R) Bronze medalist Darcina Manuel of New Zealand, Gold medalist Nekoda Davis of England, silver medalist Stephanie Inglis of Scotland and bronze medalist Connie Ramsay of Scotland pose on the podium during the WomenÂs -57kg medal ceremony at SECC Precinct during day one of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games on July 24, 2014 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) (credit:Richard Heathcote via Getty Images)
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GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - JULY 24: Stephanie Inglis of Scotland (L) competes in the Women?s -57kg Gold medal contest against Nekoda Davis of England at SECC Precinct during day one of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games on July 24, 2014 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) (credit:Richard Heathcote via Getty Images)
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GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - JULY 24: Silver medalist Stephanie Inglis of Scotland wipes her face after defeat in the WomenÂs -57kg Gold medal contest against Nekoda Davis of England at SECC Precinct during day one of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games on July 24, 2014 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) (credit:Richard Heathcote via Getty Images)
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GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - JULY 24: Stephanie Inglis of Scotland (L) competes in the Women?s -57kg Gold medal contest against Nekoda Davis of England at SECC Precinct during day one of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games on July 24, 2014 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) (credit:Richard Heathcote via Getty Images)
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SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND, DECEMBER 14: Under 57kg medallists L-R: Silver; Jodie Caller, Gold; Nekoda Smythe-Davis, Bronzes; Connie Ramsay and Stephanie Inglis during the British Senior Judo Championships at the English Institute of Sport, Sheffield, England, UK on Sunday, December 14, 2014. (Photo by David Finch/Getty Images) (credit:David Finch via Getty Images)
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GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - JULY 26: The successful Scottish Judo men and women's teams pose holding their medals on the last day of the judo competition at the Commonwealth Games Judo Championships at the Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre (SECC) on July 26, 2014 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. Left to right: Kimberley Renicks, Louise Renicks, Stephanie Inglis, Connie Ramsay, Sarah Clark, Sally Conway, Sarah Adlington, Chris Sherrington, Euan Burton, Matthew Purssey, Andrew Burns, Patrick Dawson, James Millar and John Buchanan. (Photo by David Finch/Getty Images) (credit:David Finch via Getty Images)
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GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - JULY 24: (L-R) Silver medalist Stephanie Inglis of Scotland, gold medalist Nekoda Davis of England, bronze medalist Connie Ramsay of Scotland and bronze medalist Darcina Manuel of New Zealand pose on the podium during the Womens -57kg medal ceremony. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images) (credit:Hannah Peters via Getty Images)

"Now she is fighting for her life."

Inglis's sister Stacey told the BBC: "Mum and Dad are just distraught - they just want her to be alive and get back here.

"At the minute the hospital is monitoring her, but they've said her whole brain is injured, and it will be a long recovery if she pulls through.

"At the moment we're sitting tight and keeping our fingers crossed."

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The Foreign Office said: "We are in contact with the family of a British national who has been hospitalised in Vietnam, and will continue to offer support at this difficult time."

Inglis won silver in the women's 57kg event at the Commonwealth Games two years ago.

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