Atleta de Hyrox que se sujou admite ter colocado outras pessoas “em risco”, mas reação foi “traumática”

A atleta australiana de Hyrox Joanna Wietrzyk admite que continuar a correr depois de se sujar durante um evento de resistência em Pequim colocou outras pessoas em risco. Em entrevista exclusiva à BBC, antes de voltar ao esporte, afirmou assumir total responsabilidade e pediu desculpas a todos os afetados. Ela descreveu a experiência e as críticas que se seguiram como traumáticas e disse ter considerado deixar o esporte.

• Wietrzyk diz que a decisão de continuar correndo foi exclusivamente sua
• Ela afirma que sua vontade de vencer a corrida de Pequim, em setembro, turvou seu julgamento
• Pediu desculpas após uma publicação inicialmente desafiadora no Instagram e disse que abrirá mão da vitória

An Australian athlete has admitted putting others at risk by continuing to race after soiling herself during an endurance sports event. Speaking exclusively to the BBC ahead of her return to the sport, Joanna Wietrzyk suggested her determination to win the Hyrox race in Beijing in September had clouded her judgement: "It was my decision to continue racing so I take full responsibility for that". Challenged over why she carried on, she said: “I didn’t really think about those around me… the decision that I made in hindsight was the wrong decision and I’m truly sorry for everyone that I did affect.” The 24-year-old said that the experience and subsequent backlash was “traumatic”. She also said she considered walking away from the sport. Although initially appearing defiant in a now-deleted Instagram post, Wietrzyk apologised in the week after the Beijing event and said she would forfeit the win and retroactively withdraw from the race. Subscribe to our channel here: https://bbc.in/bbcnews For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com/news #BBCNews