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Injured Shayna Jack out of world titles in Hungary after fall

Shayna Jack is out of the world champs after slipping in a warm-up area and breaking her hand.

Shayna Jack is out of the world champs after slipping in a warm-up area and breaking her hand. Photo: AAP/Swimming Australia

Australian swimmer Shayna Jack’s world championships are over after she slipped and broke a hand in a warm-up area.

Jack had collected gold and silver medals in relay events ahead of her scheduled individual swims at the world titles in Budapest.

But the 23-year-old, on return to international competition after a two-year doping ban, was hurt in a freak accident on Wednesday.

ā€œI’m broken-hearted to announce that I have to withdraw from the rest of the competition and that I won’t have the opportunity to achieve everything I wanted to,ā€ Jack posted on Instagram.

ā€œI am still so proud of what I’ve achieved, how far I’ve come with the amazing teammates I’ve been able to medal with.ā€

Jack said she broke a hand ā€œdue to an unfortunate incident in this morning’s training sessionā€, slipping in a warm-up area.

The Australian was due to swim the 50m and 100m freestyle events after earlier making a successful return to international racing.

Jack was part of Australia’s gold medal-winning 4x100m freestyle relay on the opening night of competition and added a silver medal as part of the nation’s 4x100m mixed medley team.

Jack said she would now turn her attention to competing at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham starting July 28.

ā€œAs I always do, I turn my focus to the future and that is the Commonwealth Games,ā€ she posted.

ā€œStarting this afternoon I will be back in the pool for a kick session.ā€

Jack was banned for two years just before the last world championships in 2019 after traces of a banned substance were found in her system.

She was initially suspended for four years but the ban was reduced to two years.

The Queenslander has maintained her innocence of performance-enhancing doping, admitting she didn’t know how she tested positive to the banned substance Ligandrol.

-AAP

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