Olympic champion out for season after injury sustained chasing thief

Anita Wlodarczyk with her medal for the women’s hammer at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo (AP)

Olympic hammer champion Anita Wlodarczyk will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery for a thigh injury she sustained while chasing a thief trying to break into her car.

The three-time Olympic gold medallist from Poland wrote on Instagram that she “totally severed” a thigh muscle during the incident last week, but remains intent on competing at the 2024 Paris Games.