Commonwealth Hopeful Devastated By Broken Javelins

Welsh grounds holder Jones, who is targeting nan 2028 Olympics successful Los Angeles, was nan British champion successful 2020.

Last twelvemonth she was runner-up astatine nan UK Championships for a 4th clip erstwhile throwing a caller individual champion of 56.53 metres.

However, nan surgery javelins person deed her bid for occurrence successful Glasgow, pinch nan women's last astatine Scotstoun Stadium connected Saturday, 1 August.

"With my full attraction connected making nan squad for nan Commonwealth Games, this couldn't person travel astatine a much devastating moment," she said.

"To person each of my javelins damaged astatine this constituent successful nan play is incredibly tough. They're not only expensive, but they're specified a individual portion of what we do arsenic throwers."