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The first person in the UK to have a double hand transplant has celebrated the success of his operation by clapping his beloved Leeds Rhinos on to the pitch for a rugby league clash.
Chris King , 57, made his first visit to Headingley Carnegie Stadium in Leeds to watch the Rhinos play cross-Pennine Super League rivals Widnes Vikings.
In July last year, both his hands were replaced in a pioneering operation at Leeds General Infirmary.
Mr King, from Rossington near Doncaster, clapped from the stand when the teams ran on to the pitch.
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And he was applauded himself at half-time when he went on to the pitch and pulled out the winning ticket for the golden gamble draw.
Mr King lost his hands in a work accident when they were caught in an industrial cutting machine, four years ago.
He was the second patient in the UK to have a hand transplant operation by Professor Simon Kay but the first to have both done.
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Since his life-changing operation, Chris has had to learn again how to tie his shoe laces and even hold a pen.
But despite his struggles, King said he is finally getting on track since having the procedure last July.
He told the Mirror earlier this month: "I can make a fist, I can hold a pen, I can do more or less the same functions as I could with my original hands.
"There are still limitations but I'm getting back to the full Chris again."