Sally Pearson announces her decision to withdraw from Gold Coast 2018. Courtesy: BBC
Sally Pearson, Australia’s face of the Commonwealth Games, has withdrawn from Gold Coast 2018 because of injury.
The 31-year-old 100m hurdler, regarded as one of the hosts’ gold-medal prospects, had been struggling with an Achilles injury.
Announcing her withdrawal, Pearson said she was “gutted, absolutely gutted, tears flowing, almost like grief with a numbness phase and a crying phase”.
The Gold Coast native featured in the Games’ opening ceremony on Wednesday.
Source: http://www.bbc.com/sport/commonwealth-games/43625454
