PARIS : Twice gold medallist Bakhodir Jalolov on Saturday thanked medical staff from the British team for their help in treating Uzbekistan coach Tulkin Kilichev when he suffered a cardiac arrest on Thursday.
Paris 2024 Olympics - Boxing - Men's +92kg - Victory Ceremony - Roland-Garros Stadium, Paris, France - August 10, 2024. Gold medallist Bakhodir Jalolov of Uzbekistan poses with his medal. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra
"Two members of GB Boxing's medical team have helped to save the life of the Uzbekistan boxing head coach after he suffered a cardiac arrest at Paris 2024," Team GB said in a statement. "Singh performed CPR whilst Lillis was able to use a defibrillator to bring Kilichev back to consciousness.""He is my personal coach. He is a great coach. He is very good now. Thank you very much for all the help that the doctors have given in France," Jalolov told reporters after his win over Spain's Ayoub Ghadfa in the men's super heavyweight final.
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