Sooooooo close to the medals, yet so far away.
Unfortunately for gymnast Paul Hamm, his dreams of making it to the Olympics to defend his all-around men’s gymnastics title have vanished.
After making such a quick comeback from the broken bone in his hand, Hamm has had to drop out, he announced Monday.
One of the team’s three alternates will take his spot in the squad.
In a statement, Hamm said, “I have put my heart and soul into my comeback and done everything I could to get ready in time to compete in Beijing. After returning home from the preparation camp, I had a few physical setbacks, and it became clear to me that my physical preparations would not be sufficient to properly represent the United States and contribute to the teams efforts to win a medal.”
We give him credit. At least his team will have a better chance of winning this way.
Miles Avery, Hamm’s coach, says ├óΓé¼┼ôTwo weeks ago, he was great, he was awesome and did everything he needed to do to be at the Olympics. But I was saying all along that he needed to rest. But he pushed it.├óΓé¼┬¥
Hamm broke the fourth metacarpal in his right hand back in May. As a result, he needed surgery and had a plate and nine screws inserted.
Ouch!
Sux for him.
[Image via WENN.]
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