Paris (France) (AFP) – The Olympic and world long jump champion, Tara Davis-Woodhall, is doubtful for the new Ultimate Championships in athletics, from September 11 to 13 in Budapest), due to damages suffered in a traffic accident, she announced to journalists on Wednesday.

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"I have a serious concussion. I don't know very well how I am right now, I'm going day by day. I haven't trained at all because of this," said the 27-year-old American jumper, who did not specify the date of the accident.

Also a specialist in the 100 meter hurdles, Davis-Woodhall therefore does not know if he will be able to be in the inaugural edition of the Ultimate Championships, the event created by World Athletics to bring together the elite of each event in the years without the Olympic Games or the Outdoor World Cup on the calendar.

"I'm working with my team and with the doctors to come back well, but I'm not sure I can be ready for the Ultimate Championships next week (...) This came for me at the worst time, when I was at the peak of my form. I'm faster than I've ever been, stronger than I've ever been, so this is very difficult for me," she added.

His vehicle, he explained, was involved in a head-on collision with another car. Both were traveling at about 30 km/h.

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