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Pole vaulter Alysha Newman suffers torn tendon in knee

CBC Sports | Posted: May 26, 2018 11:11 PM | Last Updated: June 5, 2018

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Caption: Canadian pole vaulter Alysha Newman suffered a partially torn patella tendon during warmup at the Prefontaine Classic on June 2. (Kevin Light/CBC Sports/File)

Canadian pole vaulter Alysha Newman revealed Monday she has a partially torn patella tendon in her left knee.
The injury forced the 23-year-old to withdraw from Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon on May 25 after she suffered the injury in warmup. She made the announcement via Instagram.

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The injury is another setback in what has been a frustrating few weeks for Newman. In the season-opening Diamond League meet in Doha, Qatar on May 4, she was forced to use borrowed poles after hers were broken in transit.
She finished seventh in that meet with a clearance of 4.54 metres, well below the personal best of 4.75 metres she set in winning gold at the Commonwealth Games in April.

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