Olympic pole vault champion Nina Kennedy took to social media to share that she’s going to miss out on the World Championships in Tokyo this month as a consequence of an harm. She shared that she had strained a muscle in her leg throughout one in all her coaching classes, main her to withdraw from competitors. The World Championships are set to run from September 13 to 21.
Nina Kennedy final competed on the 2024 Brussels Diamond League assembly, the place she gained the pole vault occasion with a distance of 4.88m. She has had a extremely embellished profession and is understood for her efficiency on the Paris Olympics, the place she gained gold with a distance of 4.90m. She has been unable to compete this season primarily as a consequence of a sequence of accidents, together with three hamstring accidents that wanted surgical procedure.
In a submit on Instagram, Kennedy revealed that she’s going to miss out on the World Championships this yr:
“Not the information I wish to be sharing. Sooooo I’ve strained a muscle in my leg in one in all my final classes earlier than worlds 😵💫 (not close to the surgical procedure website, which is a win). I’m unhappy to say I’ll be withdrawing from the World Championships.
“Despite the fact that I’m dissatisfied, I’m pleased with myself for making an attempt to get again and put myself in the very best place to leap excessive at worlds. I can genuinely say I did every part I may, I gave it a red-hot crack and that in itself is a measure of success. Sport could be brutal, however accidents are simply a part of the journey, and that’s okay.”
Kennedy can also be a world champion, as she gained a gold and bronze medal on the Budapest World Championships in 2023.
Nina Kennedy beforehand acknowledged that she would return at World Championships
Nina Kennedy had acknowledged earlier this week that she could be competing on the World Championships this month. Nonetheless, she additionally mentioned that she did not have full confidence in taking part. Based on the Guardian, she mentioned:
“I don’t have full confidence in my physique. However that’s OK, as a result of I’ve discovered that there are 100 methods to get the identical final result, and we’re simply going a distinct path to regular.
“There was actually simply no different choice than to, if I needed to go to the world champs, open [the season] there and do no lead-in competitions.”
Nina Kennedy will sit up for different competitions this yr, as she is about to make her aggressive return as quickly as potential.
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Edited by Hitesh Nigam
