Croatian high jumper Vlasic retires after career full of medals
Issued on:
19/02/2021 - 11:58
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Zagreb (AFP)
Croatia's two-time world champion and double Olympic medallist Blanka Vlasic announced on Friday she was retiring after struggling with injuries for years.
Vlasic, 37, said in an open letter that since winning a bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics, "I have been trying to cure my injury, four years full of hope that I will once again stand in front of the bar and challenge myself.
"The following years brought countless rehabilitation treatments, hope and disappointment."
Vlasic has long suffered from injuries to her Achilles tendon and heel and had to undergo frequent operations.