Inverness judo star Stephanie Inglis announces her engagement
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Commonwealth Games medallist Stephanie Inglis, who survived a horrific bike crash, has become engaged to her long-term partner.
The 31-year-old who won a silver medal for judo at the 2014 Commonwealth Games was given just a one percent chance of survival following a bike crash in 2016.
Stephanie, from Inverness, said: “Delighted to share the good news that the love of my life asked me to marry him tonight.
“Couldn’t be happier. My judo fingers have come back to haunt me and my misshaped knuckles means it (the ring) doesn’t fit.
“Thankfully he thought of this and we have an appointment at Tiffany’s in the morning for resizing. He’s a keeper. Love you Ally.”
Stephanie almost died while teaching in Vietnam after her skirt became stuck in the wheel of a motorbike taxi.
She suffered a catastrophic brain injury and was placed into a medically-induced coma before being transferred to a hospital in Thailand.
Her worried family were left in turmoil after a travel insurance bungle meant the young sports star was not covered for any hospital treatment.
But members of the public rallied around and raised thousands of pounds to help bring her home.
She was forced to retire from judo in 2017 after doctors warned that a blow to the head could prove fatal.
She now spends her time training the next generation of sporting stars in her role as an active school co-ordinator with SportScotland.
