Pole vaulter Pål Haugen Lillefosse out of the Olympics with injury​​​​​​​ – was wheeled out in a wheelchair – Olympics Paris 2024

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– This was a big disappointment for me. The Olympics were the big goal of the season, and I was well prepared. I had trouble with my Achilles tendon earlier in the season, but I felt fine when I got to Paris, says Pål Haugen Lillefosse via the Olympiatoppen. Lillefosse’s dream of Olympic participation was crushed already during the warm-up for the qualification. Because on one of the training jumps it went wrong. – Oioioi, the danger is that it is the achilles that breaks there. Huffameg, said news commentator Jann Post. Lillefosse apparently suffered great pain during the approach, and had to give up. Eventually he was wheeled out of the arena in a wheelchair. – He had acute pain in his heel, and after an examination it turns out that he has an injury to the Achilles tendon. He will now return home for further diagnostics and treatment, says national team doctor Ove Talsnes. NIGHTMARE: Pål Haugen Lillefosse was devastated after he had to retire during the Olympics in Paris. Photo: AP The problems continue The 23-year-old pole vaulter won a bronze medal at the European Championships in Munich two years ago. But this season he has been plagued by injuries. news’s ​​athletics expert Vebjørn Rodal showed compassion for Lillefosse after he had to surrender. – It has been a difficult season for Pål, and there are problems that continue to intensify here, said Rodal. The Bergen native also had to withdraw during the qualification for the EC in Rome earlier this year. Lillefosse has struggled with the Achilles tendon this season, and among other things also had to sit out the Trond Mohn Games in Bergen because of the problem. – This was a really sad start to the day, said news’s ​​athletics expert Christina Vukicevic Demidov. SUCCESS: Pål Haugen Lillefosse could celebrate a bronze medal during the European Championships in Munich in 2022. Photo: NTB Published 03/08/2024, at 10.25 Updated 03.08.2024, at 11.11



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