German canoe slalom coach dies after car crash in Rio

The coach of Germany's canoe slalom team has died following a car crash in Rio last week, the German Olympics team has said.

Stefan Henze suffered head injuries in the crash on Friday when he was travelling with teammate Christian Kaeding in a taxi to the athletes' village and the car crashed into a concrete barrier.

"We are endlessly sad on this day," said German Olympic Sports Confederation President Alfons Hoermann. "Words cannot come close to describing how we in the Olympic team feel after this dreadful incident."

The 35-year-old, a 2004 Olympic Games silver medallist, had undergone emergency surgery early on Friday and had been in intensive care ever since.

Kaeding suffered minor injuries and has been released from hospital.

The German team said it will hold a ceremony on Tuesday.