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“I was lucky to survive”: Olympic long-jump champion involved in car crash
Translated from Estonian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Olympic long-jump champion Tara Davis-Woodhall suffered a serious concussion in a head-on collision while driving to training last week.
- The 27-year-old American may miss next week’s Ultimate Championship in Budapest.
Reigning Olympic long-jump champion Tara Davis-Woodhall says she is grateful to be alive after a terrifying car crash left her with a serious concussion.
The 27-year-old American was driving to training last week when she became involved in a head-on collision. She described the crash as extremely frightening.
Her participation in next week’s Ultimate Championship in Budapest remains uncertain.
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Originally published by Postimees in Estonian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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