{"id":3407,"date":"2024-08-09T00:27:34","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T00:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=3407"},"modified":"2024-08-09T00:27:34","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T00:27:34","slug":"video-australian-michelle-jenneke-took-a-nasty-fall-and-ruptured-her-hamstring-while-running-100m-olympic-hurdles-but-managed-to-finish-the-race-and-buy-herself-another-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=3407","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Australian Michelle Jenneke Took A Nasty Fall And Ruptured Her Hamstring While Running 100m Olympic Hurdles But Managed To Finish The Race And Buy Herself Another Shot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Michelle Jenneke is one of the most popular athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris but suffered an unfortunate setback during her preliminary race on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian is reported to have ruptured a hamstring while running the 100m hurdle, having tripped over a hurdle for a nasty fall. Still, she managed to get back on her feet and finish the race to give herself a chance to run in the last-chance qualifier.<\/p>\n<p>Check it out\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NBCOlympics\/status\/1821107699750211811\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in the video<\/a>\u00a0below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A photo finish win for Masai Russell in her first race as an Olympian. \ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ParisOlympics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ParisOlympics<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(\ud83d\udcfa USA Network and Peacock) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CjYxnDGB90\">pic.twitter.com\/CjYxnDGB90<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBC Olympics &amp; Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCOlympics\/status\/1821107699750211811?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI just really wanted to make sure that I got up and I finished,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0she said after her finish.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-scroll-container\" data-pw-in-article=\"true\">\n<div class=\"pw_report_ad_container\">\n<p><em>\u201cFirst of all, it\u2019s the Olympic Games and I want to be doing that. And second of all, I thought there was still a chance that I might be able to do repechage tomorrow.<\/em><\/p>\n<section class=\"wp-block-group check-this-out has-xs-padding-top has-sm-padding-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Check This Out\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex has-xl-margin-bottom\">\n<div class=\"mai-list-content\">\n<p class=\"is-style-subheading has-whitespace-nowrap has-primary-color has-text-color has-sm-font-size\"><em>\u201cSo at this stage, like, I have no idea how the leg is. I\u2019ve got to go back and have a chat to our medical team. But I\u2019m really hoping it\u2019ll be all right.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-michelle-jenneke-is-still-looking-for-her-first-olympic-medal\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Michelle Jenneke Is Still Looking For Her First Olympic Medal<\/h2>\n<p>The 31-year-old is a two-time Olympian but is still in search of her first Olympic medal after failing to qualify out of the heats for the 100m hurdles in Rio back in 2016. She shot to fame at the World Junior Championships in 2012, going viral for her dance moves during warmup sessions.<\/p>\n<p>Her appearance on Thursday was of some intrigue, given Wednesday\u2019s mishap, with fans curious to see to see whether she would be able to qualify for her first Olympic final.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, she didn\u2019t qualify, but she was just happy to be able to run another race after tripping up on her first attempt.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI knew that making that semi-final and running under 12 seconds missing one of your hamstrings is probably pretty impossible,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>she said,<em>\u00a0\u201cbut I wanted to prove to myself and the rest of Australia that I\u2019ve got grit in me and I\u2019m not going to give up easily.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-sm-content-width\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div id=\"check-this-out\" class=\"mai-grid check-this-out entries entries-grid has-image-left-middle has-xl-margin-bottom\">\n<div class=\"entries-wrap has-columns\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-container-logo\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michelle Jenneke is one of the most popular athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris but suffered an unfortunate setback during her preliminary race on Wednesday. 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