Serbia high jumper Angelina Topic will miss the Paris Olympics final after fracturing her ankle
Published 1:21 pm Friday, August 2, 2024
- Angelina Topic, of Serbia, makes an attempt in the women's high jump qualification at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France.
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Serbia 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.
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.
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“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.
Corrects that Topic is from Serbia, not Croatia.
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