Former pole vault world record holder undergoes surgery
AP
30 October 2000 - Perth, Australia - Former world pole vault record holder Emma George
will miss up to six months of competition after undergoing reconstructive surgery on both
feet and her right ankle.
The 12-time world record holder has been in a wheelchair for two weeks and will not be
able to walk for another two weeks before embarking on a six-month rehabilitation program.
After feeling pain in her feet while training before this year's European grand prix
circuit, she had a scan which revealed a stress fracture.
She admitted Monday to going into "a bit of denial'' over the injury, but said with
the Olympics so close there was no way she was going to have surgery.
"It was always my intention to compete in Sydney; there was no point trying to do
anything about it,'' George said. "But I've had a pretty good run and I'll be back.''
