Thoughts of retirement swirled for Christopher McHugh as his knee blew out time and time again.
The Australian beach volleyball player had endured four surgeries in 10 months to help fix an overuse injury, but as if on cue the cartilage would retear itself at about the 12-week mark.
From that McHugh developed a Baker s cyst at the back of his knee which caused its own issues.
Leading into the 2018 Commonwealth Games, it was being drained every three weeks on top of having cortisone injections. Hardly a long-term solution.
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So his dream of leading Australia back to the men s beach volleyball tournament at the Olympic Games at times felt dim.
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