ACL injury ends Olympic hopes for athlete

The Star Online reports:

This is definitely not a very happy new year for taekwondo exponent Elaine Teo.

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The 30-year-old former Asian Games bronze medallist may be forced into premature retirement due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her knee.

Elaine tore her ACL while competing at the Asian taekwondo qualifiers for the London Olympics in Bangkok last month and is set to undergo surgery on Tuesday.

The surgery will surely end her hopes of competing at the London Olympics in August as she will need to go through a long rehabilitation period.

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