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 response to 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 Vast World of Sports activities reveals him being carted away on a jet ski.
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Australia’s Jack Robinson rides on the again of a jet ski after breaking his board throughout a coaching session. Gregory Bull by way of AP
With among the strongest surf on this planet at Teahupo’o, the 26-year-old minimize 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 employees on the Olympic venue.
He was then taken to a close-by medical facility for additional therapy, however the Australian crew’s chief medical officer has since allayed fears that the world No.3 may miss the heats.
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“Jack Robinson suffered a minor minimize to his ankle throughout his second coaching session at Teahupo’o right this moment,” a spokesperson for the Australian crew instructed the Herald.
“He was taken to the medical centre on-site and handled by Browsing Australia’s chief medical officer Dr John Ward who stated Robinson was nonetheless on monitor to compete.”
It’s thought that the fierce situations at Teahupo’o didn’t play a major position in Robinson’s fall.
Earlier this month, former skilled surfer Owen Wright instructed Vast 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 crew’s male emergency if Robinson or fellow competitor Ethan Ewing can not compete for any motive.
The Olympic browsing competitors will get underway on Sunday (AEST).
