Australian surfer Jack Robinson has been injured whereas coaching at Teahupo’o simply days out from the beginning of the browsing competitions at Paris 2024.
In line with the Sydney Morning Herald, Robinson was thrown off his board by a wave throughout his second coaching session at Teahupo’o — a village on the coast of Tahiti in French Polynesia — on Thursday (AEST).
Footage obtained by Extensive World of Sports activities reveals him being carted away on a jet ski.
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With a few of the strongest surf on the earth at Teahupo’o, the 26-year-old reduce his foot after colliding with the sharp reef.
Robinson was assisted out of the water by way of a jet ski earlier than being assessed by medical workers on the Olympic venue.
He was then taken to a close-by medical facility for additional remedy, however the Australian staff’s chief medical officer has since allayed fears that the world No.3 might miss the heats.
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“Jack Robinson suffered a minor reduce to his ankle throughout his second coaching session at Teahupo’o as we speak,” a spokesperson for the Australian staff advised the Herald.
“He was taken to the medical centre on-site and handled by Browsing Australia’s chief medical officer Dr John Ward who mentioned Robinson was nonetheless on monitor to compete.”
It’s thought that the fierce situations at Teahupo’o didn’t play a big function in Robinson’s fall.
Earlier this month, former skilled surfer Owen Wright advised Extensive World of Sports activities that Australia’s surfers would should be cautious of the aggressive wave on the Olympic Video games.
Ryan Callinan is the staff’s male emergency if Robinson or fellow competitor Ethan Ewing can’t compete for any motive.
The Olympic browsing competitors will get underway on Sunday (AEST).