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British long jumper Jazmin Sawyers will miss this summer’s Paris Olympics because of a ruptured Achilles.<\/b><\/p>\n
The 29-year-old confirmed on Instagram on Thursday she had undergone a successful operation on her take-off leg.<\/p>\n
Sawyers won her first major long jump title at the European Indoor Championships in 2023.<\/p>\n
“It’s bad, but I am looking ahead to rehab, recovery and the future,” Sawyers said.<\/p>\n
“Obviously I’m devastated. I really thought this was going to be my year.”<\/p>\n
The Olympics will take place from 26 July to 11 August.<\/p>\n
Sawyers was not considered as a Team GB medal hope for Paris 2024, having failed to qualify for the long jump final at last summer’s World Athletics Championships.<\/p>\n
She competed at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, finishing eighth on both occasions.<\/p>\n
A Commonwealth Games silver medallist in 2014, Sawyers also won silver at the 2016 European Championships, while she claimed bronze in the same event six years later.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n