WA-based Hockeyroos star Ashleigh Nelson’s Olympic dream turned to a nightmare when she announced on Twitter this morning that she had torn her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).
Sadly have torn my ACL and not able to complete my Olympic dream with @Hockeyroos .Life goes on thanks 4 the support pic.twitter.com/A3t0wySPIS
— Ashleigh Nelson (@nelson_ashleigh) April 28, 2016
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Nelson tore her ACL whilst training yesterday and has since undergone an MRI to confirm the injury. Nelson was to represent Australia at the Rio Olympics in August.
The 29-year-old has been a member of the Hockeyroos since 2008 and had played more than 170 games as a forward.
Nelson said on Twitter she was not having the best day but would recover.
@QuentinHull thanks q – not the best day I’ve had but will be ok ☺️👌
— Ashleigh Nelson (@nelson_ashleigh) April 28, 2016
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