Athletics: Serbia's Topic to miss Olympics final due to fractured ankle

Croatia high jumper Angelina Topic fractured her right ankle during qualifying at the Paris Olympics on Friday and won’t be able to compete in Sunday’s final.

AP , Friday 2 Aug 2024,

Serbia's Angelina Topic competes in the women's high jump qualification of the athletics eve
Serbia's Angelina Topic competes in the women's high jump qualification of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 2, 2024. AFP

 

The 19-year-old Topic took the silver medal behind Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine at the European championships in June and was considered a medal contender in Paris, too.

“In the end it wasn’t meant to be, this time,” Topic wrote on Instagram, next to a photo of her ankle in a big brace.

Topic did qualify with a leap of 1.92 meters. Mahuchikh led at 1.95.

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