2018 Berlin European Athletics: Serbian Ivana Spanovic out due to injury

Title defender Ivana Spanovic was not competing in the long jump final due to achilles injury. She said on her instagram account: "With broken heart I need to announce that my medical team decide to pull me back from today's finals after an injury I suffer during my first attempt in qualifications. I suffer from rupture of Achilles tendon. We tried everything until the very last moment, but unfortunately my road ends here. Until next season..."

Serbian gold medalist Ivana Spanovic reacts during the medal ceremony for the women's long jump at the 2018 World Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham Source: ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images

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