Broken Ankle Lands Margot Chevrier on a Stretcher; Fans Express Disappointment: ”How Awful”

French pole vault sensation, Margot Chevrier has reportedly suffered a broken ankle moments ago. In what was a heartbreaking moment for the athlete, Chevrier will now seemingly be out of the Olympics contention unless she makes a miracle recovery. 

Margot Chevrier suffers big blow ahead of the Olympics

The news was reported by an X account named Devin Heroux. It elaborated that the injury took place in the middle of the competition at the World Indoor Athletics Championships. The post also mentions the Canadian athlete Alysha Newman, who was also unable to take part in the competition due to a similar ankle injury sustained a couple of days back. However, Newman incurred the injury while training, unlike Chevrier.

Chevrier, who was touted as one of the most impressive athletes, was going toe-to-toe with Britain’s Molly Caudery. However, her struggles began soon after the French athlete cleared the 4.55m jump. While attempting to go further up, she fumbled and failed initially. Unfortunately, that was the last fans saw of Chevrier. It was reported that the athlete suffered a broken ankle and was out of the competition. 

To make matters worse, the updates from her coach did not sound too bright as well. As per Grant Brown, the 24-year-old had her “bone sticking out” from her ankle. Due to the unforeseen event, the competition experienced a halt of 15 minutes while Chevrier was escorted out on a stretcher. Such an incident had the fans’ attention. They quickly took to the comments section. 

Netizens react to the horrendous injury

Fans were quick to share their thoughts on such an unexpected incident. In less than an hour the post by Devin Heroux garnered 18.2k views.

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One of the users shared how Wilma Murto too had to retire from the competition because of an achilles injury.

Another user wrote, “How awful for both!”.

One fan shared a personal opinion and claimed that this is one of the most dangerous sport.

Another Twitter user commented on the same line. Sharing a personal thought he mentioned that pole vault is indeed one of the most dangerous and risky events in track and field. He also added that it also demands a lot of technical stability.

It’s truly devastating to see athletes retiring from the showdown due to unexpected injuries after days and months of hard work and training. One fan commented that such a situation is indeed unfortunate.

Such a piece of news has indeed left fans heartbroken. What are your thoughts on it? Share with us in the comment section below.

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