Victory cheer leads to hospital visit

Published: June 12, 2009 at 3:29 PM

WUHAN, China, June 12 (UPI) -- A 68-year-old Chinese man said he wound up in the hospital due to an over-enthusiastic celebration for a gambling game win.

The man, identified only as Hong, told China Daily he was so excited about winning a game of mahjong Monday, he slapped the table, which caused him to fall from his chair and fracture his leg.

Hong was taken to a hospital in Wuhan, Hubei province.

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