A talented Cardiff athlete is raising funds for urgent private treatment after she "snapped" her Achilles tendon. Elite high jumper Hannah Tapley, 24, suffered the horror injury while taking part in an annual competition in the Czech Republic on Saturday, February 4.
As she was running up to the high jump bed, her tendon tore "completely" and she had to be carried away. She was forced to withdraw from the competition and go to hospital - though still managed to come 3rd place despite her resignation.
"I wanted to do well. I recently gained a new personal best. I was aiming for the podium and still got it," Hannah said. The Cardiff Metropolitan University student - who dreams of going to the Olympics one day - was urged by medics to not wait longer than 10 days to have surgery on the tendon to improve her chances of a full recovery.
