In mid-July, it was revealed that Lowen Tynanes was out of his ONE Lightweight Grand Prix semi-finals fight. Now, in late August, we have learned what caused this late withdrawal.
In a recent post to Instagram and a post of the news on Twitter, Tynanes shared that the development of spondyloarthritis led to his tournament exit. According to the American College of Rheumatology, this inflammatory rheumatic disease “attacks the spine and, in some people, the joints of the arms and legs.” This form of arthritis differs from other types as it “involves the sites where ligaments and tendons attach to bones called entheses.