OLYMPIC POLE VAULT champion Jenn Suhr has suffered injuries to her upper body after her pole snapped during training.
The 32-year-old, who won gold at London 2012 to go with silver earned in Beijing four years previously, was involved in the accident during practice in Riga.
A link to a YouTube video was posted by Suhr’s coach and husband Rick, via the athlete’s official Twitter account. The footage shows Suhr’s pole snapping mid vault, with the athlete landing awkwardly on the padding underneath the bar and clutching her left wrist in pain.
“It was hard to watch as a coach,” Rick Suhr said. “And even harder to watch as a husband. ”I don’t know if these things will linger.
“It could be three weeks or three months. When you get into soft tissue injuries, you just never know. This is going to cost us time and money, but it’s all about Rio.
“I’ve seen some really good people shatter poles and walk away [from the sport]. You have to get back on the horse.”
VIDEO: Olympic champ injured after pole snaps in training
OLYMPIC POLE VAULT champion Jenn Suhr has suffered injuries to her upper body after her pole snapped during training.
The 32-year-old, who won gold at London 2012 to go with silver earned in Beijing four years previously, was involved in the accident during practice in Riga.
A link to a YouTube video was posted by Suhr’s coach and husband Rick, via the athlete’s official Twitter account. The footage shows Suhr’s pole snapping mid vault, with the athlete landing awkwardly on the padding underneath the bar and clutching her left wrist in pain.
“It was hard to watch as a coach,” Rick Suhr said. “And even harder to watch as a husband. ”I don’t know if these things will linger.
“It could be three weeks or three months. When you get into soft tissue injuries, you just never know. This is going to cost us time and money, but it’s all about Rio.
“I’ve seen some really good people shatter poles and walk away [from the sport]. You have to get back on the horse.”
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