Pearson .. The body refuses to run! Al Ittihad Newspaper

Sally Pearson

Sydney (AFP)

Australian 100m hurdles champion Sally Pearson has made the surprise decision to retire once and for all because of successive injuries that have shattered her dream of competing in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and trying to win her second Olympic gold medal.
The Australian 32-year-old, gold medalist at the London 2012 Olympic Games, two world titles at Daegu 2011 and London 2017, as well as the silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2013 Moscow World Cup, said that after years of injury, his body became "unqualified" for the challenge.
At a press conference in Sydney, she said that after 16 years with the Australian team, it was time to retire, listing a number of injuries suffered since her victory at the gold medal "London 2012". The problem persists and continues.
"Every time I wanted to run fast, my body refused," she said. So, I do not think I can afford any other injuries.
Despite the curse of injury, no one expects Pearson to retire, especially after confirming a month ago that she was about to return to competition next month.
But in an interview with the Seven Sunrise Australian TV show, Pearson revealed that she had suffered several unspecified injuries to her leg while she was preparing for the next world championships.
"When we count six injured this year, nobody knows it, and a whole year of exercise is waiting for us, in anticipation of the Olympics, to try to win a gold medal." Great doubts that my body will bear it I do not know if "I wanted to introduce myself to that again."