Austria’s top women judoka Kathrin Unterwurzaches is retiring from the sport at the age of 28.
The two-time European Championship medalist and a 2016 Olympian announced the end of her career. According to her, she has a problem with her right knee that can’t be resolved.
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“The pain is too severe. My right knee no longer allows top positions”, she said.
“One cruciate ligament tear and two tears were ultimately too much. The pain has not decreased. Even the stability didn’t improve after four months – then it was clear to me: You can’t go on like this for another year until Tokyo 2021. It would make no sense. You are not competitive with a broken knee.”
Unterwurzaches spent the last 12 years as a member of the Austrian national Judo Team, capping two Grand Slams and several Grand Prix medals.
This year’s Olympic Games had to be her last, but the coronavirus lockdown and the postponement of the Games put a spanner in the works for the 28-year-old.
Source: www.judoinside.com