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BBC Wimbledon host rushed to hospital after health struggle
BBC Wimbledon host rushed to hospital after health struggle
The presenter revealed he has been 'battling his body' since the middle of this year's tournament
Alom shared photos of his health ordeal on Instagram
(Image: QASA ALOM/INSTAGRAM)
BBC Wimbledon presenter Qasa Alom has revealed he was rushed to hospital after battling an illness during this year's Championships.
Alom, who hosted the broadcaster's Today at Wimbledon' programme opened up about his recent health struggle in an emotional Instagram post, revealing that he had been taken to hospital in an ambulance after putting off going to see a medical professional. In the post, he warned followers that no matter how fit they may consider themselves to be, internal health issues can always arise.
Sharing photos from the ordeal, including one of him in a hospital bed and another of him being carried into an ambulance, the presenter reflected on his health issues, which "escalated" after starting midway through Wimbledon.
"I can't say the last few weeks have been easy…," he began.
"Ever since the middle of Wimbledon I've been battling my body with a health issue.
"I put off getting proper medical care because I just did not want to miss The Championships.
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"Eventually, it became too much & escalated.
"Thankfully, the NHS have been brilliant in giving me the care I needed," he added., as he described the ordeal as "a real wake up call to all those health conscious young, seemingly fit people out there seeing this."
Alom in hospital
Continuing, Alom wrote: "No matter how good your VO2 max might be; or what your resting heart rate is….no matter how many chia seeds you eat or interval fasts you can do….things can happen inside of our bodies that you can't control and it will completely knock you for six.
"Respect your body and its limitations. We only have one.
"Grateful to my family for helping me through a difficult period & now the road to recovery."
Over the course of his career, Alom - who has worked in both TV and radio - has covered the Commonwealth Games, the London Marathon and The Boat Race.
Outside of sport, he has also covered several general elections and won a prestigious award for his work with Radio 4 on covering Stoke-on-Trent's illegal sex trade in 2013.
He was named Radio Presenter of the Year at the Asian Media Awards five years ago for his work on BBC Asian Network.
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Having made his debut on the BBC in 2016, he replaced Clare Balding as host of the BBC's daily Wimbledon highlights show in 2023.
