23. Januar 2011  
Berlin, Hannover, Germany  
Artistic Gymnastics

Olympian Anja Brinker Suffers Achilles Tear

Anja Brinker (GER)

More bad Luck for German Gymnastics

German Olympian Anja Brinker tore her right Achilles' tendon Sunday, ending her planned comeback at April's European championships in Berlin.
Sidelined with a foot injury in 2010, Brinker injured her Achilles while performing at the "Fireworks of Gymnastics" show at Berlin's Max-Schmeling-Halle. The 2011 European Championships take place April 4-10 at the same venue.
Brinker, who turned 20 on Jan. 18, will undergo surgery and be out of competition for at least six months, the German Gymnastics Federation (Deutscher Turner-Bund) announced.
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