Navtatilova out of hospital

Fifty-four year old tennis great Martina Navratilova has been discharged from Nairobi Hospital in Kenya after making a good recovery from high altitude pulmonary oedema, an accumulation of fluid on the lungs.



Navratilova developed high altitude pulmonary oedema while climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania to raise funds for the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation.



Navratilova's team of Laureus fundraisers, including German Paralympic cyclist and Laureus friend and ambassador Michael Teuber and British Olympic badminton star Gail Emms, reached the summit of 19,341feet Mount Kilimanjaro on Saturday despite battling severe weather conditions on the mountain.



In total, 18 of the 27 fundraisers reached the top.



Navratilova was in high spirits on leaving the hospital where she was admitted for three days.



Navratilova, who was leading the team of fundraisers, was forced to abandon the climb on day four.



She was assisted down the mountain by porters and driven to nearby Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre for assessment, then, as a precaution, she was flown to Nairobi hospital for further tests which showed she was suffering from high altitude pulmonary oedema.



The climb began on Monday December 6, and the Laureus team have had to face blizzards and torrential rain, which made progress extremely difficult throughout the week.