World champion suffers knee injury and will undergo surgery

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There is still no date for the procedure, nor a forecast for a return to the slopes.

The current 400 meters hurdles world champion, Alison dos Santos, suffered a meniscus injury in her right knee while training in São Paulo. According to the publication of the profile of the Olympic Committee of Brazil (COB) on Twitter, this Wednesday (8), the 22-year-old athlete will have to undergo surgery. There is still no date for the procedure, nor prediction of return to the slopes.

In a note, Sport Clube Pinheiros, a group that Alison defends, reported that the tests carried out by the athlete detected an injury called “bucket handle”, due to the shape of the affected meniscus. According to the organization, the COB medical team is accompanying the athlete.

“This week, I ended up feeling my knee, but it was necessary to treat it, ‘yeah’ connected with how life works. [Quero] Thanks to everyone who is with me right now, sending messages, good energies, doing their best to comfort me a little in this situation that, as you know, the news is a blow. We’re planning everything right, let’s make everything cute. When I have more news about the treatment, I’ll bring it to you. Thanks to COB that is saving a lot of life. Say I’m fine, let’s go to work, have the surgery, treat it and life goes on. Keep focused. Nothing changes. We have our goals for this year and for next year as well”, said Alison, in a video released to the press by the COB press office.

olympic medalist

Bronze medalist at the Tokyo Olympics (Japan), Alison won, last Thursday (2), the Brazil Olympic Award for the best male athlete of 2022. Last season, in addition to the world title, achieved in Eugene (United States) , Piu – as the man from São Paulo is known – was the winner of the Diamond League, the main circuit of international athletics.

Alison’s calendar for 2023 foresees, in addition to the Diamond League, the World Cup in Budapest (Hungary), from August 19 to 27, and the Pan American Games in Santiago (Chile), from October 20 to November 5. Next year, the Barreirista is one of the favorites to win a medal at the Olympics in Paris (France).

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