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Olympic long jump champion Tara Davis-Woodhall says she is “lucky and blessed to be alive” after being involved in a car crash.<\/b><\/p>\n
The 27-year-old American was on her way to training last week when she was involved in a “very scary” head-on collision, leaving her with a “severe” concussion. <\/p>\n
While not ruling herself out of this month’s inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championships in Budapest, the reigning world champion says she has been unable to train since the accident.<\/p>\n
“Luckily I walked away without any major injuries,” Davis-Woodhall wrote on social media.<\/p>\n
“At this point I’m working with my team and doctors to get healthy, but I’m not sure if I will be ready to compete at Ultimate Championships next week. More updates to come.”<\/p>\n
Davis-Woodhall said her injuries were not life-threatening but that both cars, which were going at about 20mph, were written off. <\/p>\n
“It’s really unfortunate timing; I am at the peak of my training right now,” she said. <\/p>\n
“I’m as fast as I’ve ever been. I’m as strong as I’ve ever been. So this decision is very difficult for me. I don’t know where I am right now.”<\/p>\n
The championships in Hungary start on 11 September, where athletes will compete for a top prize of \u00a3111,000.<\/p>\n
The competition brings together Olympic, world and Diamond League champions, as well as the year’s leading performers in a three-day end-of-season event. <\/p>\n
Davis-Woodhall won long jump gold at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, before winning the Worlds in Tokyo a year later. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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