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CBC
a day ago
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- CBC
Siobhan Haughey won't defend women's 200m freestyle title at aquatics worlds
Hong Kong's 4-time Olympic medallist hampered by back injury Image | haughey-siobhan-241102-1180 Caption: Four-time Olympic medallist Siobhan Haughey became Hong Kong's first swimming world champion with her 200-metre freestyle win in Doha, Qatar last year. (Yong/File) Defending women's 200-metre freestyle champion Siobhan Haughey said Monday she has withdrawn from the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore due to a back injury. Haughey, a four-time Olympic medallist, became Hong Kong's first swimming world champion with her 200 win in Doha, Qatar last year. "I have pulled out of the world championships in Singapore due to an ongoing back injury," the 27-year-old said on social media. "I'm sad to miss out on the opportunity to compete against the best in the world, but right now I have to do what's best for me. "As elite athletes, we're trained to push through the pain and fatigue to keep going. Yet at certain moments, the brave and hard thing to do is to take care of your body and wait patiently." The swimming events at the world championships take place this Sunday through Aug. 3. WATCH: Summer McIntosh's coach says Canadian can break more world records:
HKFP
a day ago
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- HKFP
Defending champ Siobhan Haughey out of swimming worlds with injury
Four-time Olympic medallist Siobhan Haughey pulled out of the World Aquatic Championships in Singapore with a back injury on Monday, leaving the Hong Kong swimmer unable to defend her women's 200m freestyle title. The 27-year-old Haughey won freestyle silver in the 100m and 200m at the Tokyo Games in 2021 and took bronze in the same two events in Paris last year. 'I have pulled out of the world championships in Singapore due to an ongoing back injury,' Haughey posted on social media on Monday. 'I'm sad to miss out on the opportunity to compete against the best in the world, but right now I have to do what's best for me,' said Haughey, who took a four-month break from the sport at the beginning of this year and has only competed once since. 'As elite athletes, we're trained to push through the pain and fatigue to keep going,' she wrote. 'Yet at certain moments, the brave and hard thing to do is to take care of your body and wait patiently. Luckily I have an incredible team supporting me.' Haughey also won the 200m freestyle at the Doha world championships last year. She had been entered in the 100m and 200m free at the World Aquatic Championships in Singapore, where the pool swimming events will take place from July 27 to August 3.
Al-Ahram Weekly
a day ago
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- Al-Ahram Weekly
Defending 200m champ Haughey out of swimming worlds with injury - Omni sports
Four-time Olympic medallist Siobhan Haughey pulled out of the World Aquatic Championships in Singapore with a back injury on Monday, leaving the Hong Kong swimmer unable to defend her women's 200m freestyle title. The 27-year-old Haughey won freestyle silver in the 100m and 200m at the Tokyo Games in 2021 and took bronze in the same two events in Paris last year. "I have pulled out of the world championships in Singapore due to an ongoing back injury," Haughey posted on social media on Monday. "I'm sad to miss out on the opportunity to compete against the best in the world, but right now I have to do what's best for me," said Haughey, who took a four-month break from the sport at the beginning of this year and has only competed once since. "As elite athletes, we're trained to push through the pain and fatigue to keep going," she wrote. "Yet at certain moments, the brave and hard thing to do is to take care of your body and wait patiently. Luckily I have an incredible team supporting me." Haughey also won the 200m freestyle at the Doha world championships last year. She had been entered in the 100m and 200m free at the World Aquatic Championships in Singapore, where the pool swimming events will take place from July 27 to August 3. (For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at @AO_Sports and on Facebook at AhramOnlineSports.) Follow us on: Facebook Instagram Whatsapp Short link:
Business Recorder
a day ago
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- Business Recorder
Injured Haughey pulls out of world championships in Singapore
Defending women's 200 metres freestyle champion Siobhan Haughey said on Monday she has withdrawn from the world championships in Singapore due to a back injury. Haughey, a four-time Olympic medallist, became Hong Kong's first swimming world champion with her 200 win at Doha in 2024. 'I have pulled out of the world championships in Singapore due to an ongoing back injury,' the 27-year-old said on social media. 'I'm sad to miss out on the opportunity to compete against the best in the world, but right now I have to do what's best for me. 'As elite athletes, we're trained to push through the pain and fatigue to keep going. Yet at certain moments, the brave and hard thing to do is to take care of your body and wait patiently.' The swimming events at the world championships take place in Singapore from July 27 to August 3.
New Straits Times
2 days ago
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- New Straits Times
Defending 200m champ Haughey out of swimming worlds with injury
Hong Kong: Four-time Olympic medallist Siobhan Haughey pulled out of the World Aquatic Championships in Singapore with a back injury today, leaving the Hong Kong swimmer unable to defend her women's 200m freestyle title. The 27-year-old Haughey won freestyle silver in the 100m and 200m at the Tokyo Games in 2021 and took bronze in the same two events in Paris last year. "I have pulled out of the world championships in Singapore due to an ongoing back injury," Haughey posted on social media on Monday. "I'm sad to miss out on the opportunity to compete against the best in the world, but right now I have to do what's best for me," said Haughey, who took a four-month break from the sport at the beginning of this year and has only competed once since. "As elite athletes, we're trained to push through the pain and fatigue to keep going," she wrote. "Yet at certain moments, the brave and hard thing to do is to take care of your body and wait patiently. Luckily I have an incredible team supporting me." Haughey also won the 200m freestyle at the Doha world championships last year. She had been entered in the 100m and 200m free at the World Aquatic Championships in Singapore, where the pool swimming events will take place from July 27 to August 3. — AFP
