Cyclist Will Miss Paris Olympics After Suffering The WORST Freak Injury Ever!
22.06.2024 - 21:37
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Cyclist Katie Archibald sadly won’t be heading to the Olympics in Paris this year — after suffering one of the worst injuries we’ve ever heard!
On Thursday, the 30-year-old British Olympian took to Instagram to announce she has had to pull out of the games as she seriously hurt herself in an accident earlier this week! Katie apparently tripped over a step in her garden — leading her to not only dislocate her ankle but to break her leg and damage two ligaments badly! OMG! Alongside two photos of herself from the hospital, she wrote:
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Following the accident, Katie said she underwent surgery and will be in a “high tech boot” moving forward as she heals:
Jeez. After thanking all the doctors, nurses, and staff members at Manchester Royal Infirmary who helped her, she apologized to her Olympic team for having to drop out:
This is such a shame, especially after all the hard work she must have done to get ready for the Olympics. See the post (below):
Amid her injury, British Cycling also addressed her injury on X (Twitter). The organization wrote:
For those who don’t know, the athlete won gold at the Olympics in Rio back in 2016 in the team competition. She then walked away with the gold medal again at Tokyo 2020 in the women’s madison. Katie also scored the silver in the women’s team pursuit that year.
We wish Katie a speedy recovery! Reactions, Perezcious readers? Let us know!
[Image via Katie Archibald/Instagram]
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