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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Ben Fleming

Jazmin Sawyers turns to fashion and music to overcome Paris 2024 Olympics injury heartbreak

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Injuries can often be a curious paradox. Now, reflecting on the ruptured Achilles that has cruelly denied her a chance to compete at this summer’s Paris Olympics, Jazmin Sawyers realises that more than most.

There was nothing abnormal about her start to training camp in Turkey or her warm-up that particular morning in mid-April but, sometimes, the most serious injuries can be born out of the most innocuous of circumstances.

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