It was when the French Margot Chevrier made an attempt at 4.65 that the accident happened. She had to abort the attempt high in the air and fell to the edge of the mat and suffered a severe foot injury. Initial reports are of a broken ankle.
The French woman screamed out loud and there was complete silence in the hall while medical personnel treated her.
– I have broken my ankle myself. Once she breaks the jump, she has the pit below her and when you come from so high up and end up on the wrong carpet tab, it can go very, very badly. It was really sad to see, says SVT Sports expert Alhaji Jeng.
Wilma Murto broke the competition
She was carried out on a stretcher and received applause from the audience.
Shortly before, the Finnish Wilma Murto, winner of the outdoor European Championships in 2022, had dropped out of the competition after clearing 4.55.
– I felt pain in my foot after a competition in France last week and the problems came back. We don’t want to take any risks before the competitions this summer, says Wilma Murto.
Two days ago, the Canadian Alysha Newman injured herself with an ankle injury and did not start.