Yahoo News Jazmin Sawyers undergoes successful surgery after Olympic devastation
Long jumper Jazmin Sawyers has revealed she is out of this summer's Olympic Games after rupturing the Achilles tendon in her take-off leg.
Sawyers, from Trentham, posted a video message on her Instagram account in which she confirmed that she has already undergone surgery and as a result, will not be in Paris.
The 29-year-old finished eighth at the Tokyo Olympics and had been hoping for more this time around, having been crowned European indoor champion last season with a personal best 7.00m.
She accompanied the video with a post which read: "For anyone that doesn't want to watch - I had an accident in training and suffered a full rupture of my right Achilles (my take-off leg). I've had surgery to repair it and it was successful, so the journey to recover has started!
"It'll be a long road, but I'm ready to work hard, make a full recovery and resume my career. Obviously it's devastating to miss the Olympics this summer, but this is sport - there's always the risk that something like this happens, and up to this point I've been so lucky.
"I still have so many goals that I haven't yet achieved in this sport, and this is the biggest challenge I've faced so far in pursuit of those goals. But I still believe I can do it. It's going to take a few more years than I thought, but I can still get there!
"I'll be watching this summer as a fan, cheering on the team 'til I can join them again, and until that moment I'll be here sharing the rehab journey, thanks for being here."
