Sports athlete Auriol Dongmo will be out of competition for the next few months due to an injury during training that required her to undergo surgery, the Lusa agency confirmed with several close sources. Although the exact duration of the interruption is not yet known, participation in the Olympic Games is currently in jeopardy.
Auriol Dongmo, 33, was injured during training during the week and underwent surgery on Thursday.
According to the Record newspaper, the Portuguese-Cameroonian shot putter suffered “a broken leg” and is already recovering from the operation she has since undergone.
The break period could prevent the athlete from participating in the World Indoor Championships, scheduled for early March in Glasgow, England, and the European Championships, which will take place between June 7 and 12 at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, Italy. And also at the Paris Olympic Games, from July 26 to August 11.
Auriol Dongmo has already achieved the qualification required by World Athletics for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, but his final attendance will not be confirmed until June 30, 2024, as in athletics 50% of places are allocated based on the rankings and the other places are occupied. by athletes with minimum income.
The shot putter, last year’s world champion on the indoor track, renewed her European shot put title on the indoor track last March and won the gold medal in the shot put at the Krakow 2023 European Games in June.
Source: DN
