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Olympic Gold Medalist Anita Wlodarczyk Out for Season with Injury After Chasing Thief

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Three-time Olympic gold medalist Anita Wlodarczyk is going to miss the rest of the hammer-throwing season because of a thigh injury that required surgery.

Per the Associated Press, Wlodarczyk tweeted she "totally severed" her thigh muscle while chasing down a thief who tried to break into her car last week.

"I will do everything to come back again to the top," she wrote on social media after undergoing surgery.

This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.

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