The 30-year-old cyclist says she has broken two bones and ripped two ligaments, and so Team GB 'won't involve me'.
Double Olympic champion Katie Archibald is out of the Paris games after breaking bones and ligaments in a freak accident. The 30-year-old cyclist, who won gold medals in 2016 and 2020, suffered multiple injuries after tripping over a step in her garden. Writing on Instagram, she said she 'managed to, somehow' dislocate an ankle, break her tibia and fibula bones, and 'rip two ligaments off the bone' on Tuesday.
' Archibald is 'still processing' her news, she said, but wanted to confirm it publicly rather than 'leaving it to the grapevine'. British Cycling said it 'shared' her 'heartbreak' and lamented the 'cruel manner in which she has been denied the chance to ride for the medals she so coveted in Paris'. The team will provide Archibald with the 'best possible support', it added.
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