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Eaton Ready to Compete at World Indoors Despite Injury - Eurosport

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DyeStatPRO.com   Mar 14th 2016, 2:49am
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Freakish Injury will not Slow Eaton's World Title Bid, Insists Coach

Published by Eurosport on March 13, 2016

Ashton Eaton's bid for a third consecutive world indoor heptathlon title will not be affected by a freakish accident that left the American needing six stitches in his head, his coach told Reuters on Saturday.

Eaton was hit on the head by a pole vault crossbar while waiting to start his long jump at Friday's U.S. championships in Portland. Six stitches were needed to close the wound, the Olympic and world decathlon champion said on Twitter.

"All good," Harry Marra, Eaton's long-time trainer, said in a text message.



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