Pair of Canadians withdraw from Tokyo Olympics due to injuries
Last Updated Jul 28, 2021 at 9:13 pm EDT
CREDIT: Tyler Mislawchuk/Twitter
TOKYO Two Canadian athletes have made the tough decision to withdraw from their competitions citing injuries.
Canada’s Tyler Mislawchuk withdrew from the triathlon mixed team relay at the Tokyo Olympics after suffering an achilles injury earlier this week.
Team Canada issued a statement on Wednesday saying that the Manitoban will be replaced by Gatineau’s Alexis Lepage who will be making his Olympic debut.
“Since the completion of the individual race, we have been working with our medical team to mitigate the irritation in his achilles tendon, but unfortunately there is still some risk of further damage to the achilles should he start,” said Triathalon Canada’s high performance director Eugene Liang in a release on Wednesday.
WINNIPEG Manitoba s Tyler Mislawchuk has withdrawn from the Tokyo 2020 triathlon mixed team relay event due to an injury. Team Canada confirmed Mislawchuk has withdrawn, citing an Achilles injury during his individual race earlier in the week. The 26-year-old athlete from Oak Bluff, Man., competed on Sunday, finishing the event in 15th place, with a total time of 1:46:28. Since the completion of the individual race, we have been working with our medical team to mitigate the irritation in his Achilles tendon, but unfortunately there is still some risk of further damage to the Achilles should he start, Eugene Liang, Triathlon Canada’s high performance director, said in a news release.
Pair of Canadians withdraw from Tokyo Olympics due to injuries
Last Updated Jul 28, 2021 at 9:13 pm EDT
CREDIT: Tyler Mislawchuk/Twitter
TOKYO Two Canadian athletes have made the tough decision to withdraw from their competitions citing injuries.
Canada’s Tyler Mislawchuk withdrew from the triathlon mixed team relay at the Tokyo Olympics after suffering an achilles injury earlier this week.
Team Canada issued a statement on Wednesday saying that the Manitoban will be replaced by Gatineau’s Alexis Lepage who will be making his Olympic debut.
“Since the completion of the individual race, we have been working with our medical team to mitigate the irritation in his achilles tendon, but unfortunately there is still some risk of further damage to the achilles should he start,” said Triathalon Canada’s high performance director Eugene Liang in a release on Wednesday.