The two-time world champion surfer has been told she cannot enter Brazil, as she looks to make up ground on the top five surfers following a bout of COVID-19 and complications from the infection.
Two-time world champion Tyler Wright has been left "absolutely gutted" after a visa issue ruled her out of competing at the upcoming World Surf League event in Brazil.Sitting out the recent El Salvador pro saw her slip to sixth in the rankingsThe Australian's 2022 title hopes were already in doubt after COVID-19 forced her out of the G-Land event in Indonesia, and then complications from the virus meant she was not ready to compete at the recent El Salvador Pro.
However, Wright announced on Instagram on Tuesday she would not be able to enter the country in time to compete."Devastated to let everyone know that due to a transit visa not coming through in the specified time I am unable to make it to Brazil," she wrote.
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