‘Painful battle’: Rose Harvey completed Olympic marathon with broken leg
- British athlete ran with stress fracture in femur
- ‘The downhills were hell,’ says runner who finished 78th
The British runner Rose Harvey has revealed she completed the Paris Olympics women’s marathon with a broken leg. Harvey finished 78th in Sunday’s race, recording a time of 2hr 51min 3sec. “This was far from the Olympics I dreamed of, but still an experience of a lifetime,” Harvey wrote on Instagram, accompanied by a picture of her on crutches after arriving back in the UK.
“I was so excited to step on that stage, show that I had what it takes to be part of Team GB and, most importantly, do everyone proud who has helped me get to this point. And just a couple of weeks ago, it was looking so good. Training had been stellar. Then I developed a bit of tightness in my hip.