Paralympic Gold Medalist Is Hit by a Driver, and Forced to Pull Out of the Boston Marathon

Susannah Scaroni was one of the favorites to win the wheelchair division at the upcoming race.

Paralympic gold medalist Susannah Scaroni was hit by a driver in a car during training on Thursday, September 16, and was forced to pull out of the 2021 Boston Marathon, according toShe suffered a burst fracture of her T8 vertebrae, the part of the spine responsible for control of abdominal muscles.

“The sunrise was so bright that a driver was unable to see me and hit me from behind at full speed,” Scaroni wrote in a September 17As a result, Scaroni is restricted from using her upper body for four weeks, making her unable to compete in the “It’s not necessarily the winning that mattered, it’s more that my best effort was the best,” Scaroni. “I’m very grateful for the opportunity to race with such strong women. This is a huge improvement for me, and I’m really happy for how my training has gone over the last five years and that the learning I’ve gone through has paid off.”

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