Tag: Hurdle

Former 400-Meter Hurdles Champion Hejnova Pulls out of Tokyo

July 16, 2021
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PRAGUE—Zuzana Hejnova, a two-time world champion in the 400-meter hurdles, won’t compete in the Tokyo Olympics due to an Achilles tendon injury, she said Thursday. Hejnova’s back and Achilles problems prevented her from competing this season and she won’t fully recover for the Tokyo Games, which open in eight days. The 34-year-old Czech Republic athlete…

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Heroic Danes Show Heart Despite Fall at Final Euro Hurdle

July 8, 2021
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COPENHAGEN—With their Euro 2020 campaign looking over by halftime in the opening game after Christian Eriksen’s collapse, Denmark somehow came blazing back to reach the semi-finals, only to finally run out of steam as they lost to England after extra time. The closest most of the Danish players had been to such tragedy and drama…

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