Jack Robinson: One of Australia’s top gold medal chances is taken to hospital in an ambulance just before his Olympics campaign was due to begin
- Australian Olympic surfer injured in fall from wave
- Jack Robinson was taken away by ambulance
- Surfer seen as a major hope for a gold medal
Australian Olympic surfer Jack Robinson was taken away by ambulance after suffering an injury days before his event.
Robinson, considered one of Australia’s top gold medal contenders, injured his foot after falling from a wave at Teahupo’o in Tahiti and cutting himself on the reef.
The 26-year-old received medical attention while in the water and was then pulled from the surf.
Robinson was then helped onto the beach and taken by ambulance to a medical facility.
Australian Olympic surfer Jack Robinson has been injured just days before his event at the dangerous
Robinson is considered one of Australia’s top contenders for a gold medal at the Games
The West Australian is considered one of the best barrel riders in the world and many predict that he will win Olympic gold.
The opening rounds get underway on Sunday, July 28 (AEST), meaning Robinson won’t have much time to recover before his first heats.
The Australian surfing team has Ryan Callinan and Sally Fitzgibbons on hand as replacements in the event that no surfers are available.
Meanwhile, Robinson’s mother told reporters earlier this week that she would fly to Tahiti to see him compete in real life.
“He got used to surfing big waves early on,” she told the Southwest Times.
Robinson’s opening rounds begin on Sunday, July 28 (AEST)
‘It’s a highlight for him, but you would hope his career would last a long time.
“The Olympics, he might only be able to do it once or twice in his life. It’s huge.”