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Despite early reports to the contrary, Alexandre Despatie says he did suffer a "small concussion" when he hit his head on the diving board in a training accident last week in Madrid. Randall Cobb Youth Jersey . The Canadian diver says his symptoms have subsided, however, and he still believes he be able to return to the pool by the end of next week. Despatie spoke about his status in an audio message sent out to the media by Diving Canada Plongeon. "Im very happy to finally be able to give you guys some news," he said. "I came back (home to Canada) on the weekend, I saw my specialists right away. They concluded that I did suffer a small concussion but its really going very well. "This morning was the first morning that I woke without a headache, which is a very positive sign." The two-time Olympic silver medallist received a 10-centimetre cut across his forehead when he hit his head on the board during an inward 3.5 somersault in the tuck position. 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