'Heartbroken' Ciara Mageean vows to 'come back stronger' as injury ends Olympic dream
An achilles injury forced Ciara Mageean to pull out of the women's 1500m event.
Ciara Mageean has vowed to come back 'stronger than ever' in an emotional social media post in the wake of her Olympic dream being ended by injury.
The 2024 European Champion was plagued by an achilles issue in the weeks heading into the tournament and was forced to withdraw from the women's 1500m event on Monday evening just 12 hours before she was due to take to the track.
This is the second Olympics that has been ruined by injury for the Portaferry native, who tore her calf in the build-up to the Tokyo games in 2021 and was unable to progress from her heat on that occasion.
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In her first social media post since pulling out of the event, Mageean thanked fans, teammates and coaches for their support before promising to return with 'fire in her belly.'
Mageean's social media post reads: "I am simply heartbroken.
"I gave everything I could to be on that start line today, but unfortunately my body said no. I want to thank all those who worked so hard to help me. The medical staff and support staff, thank you.
"To two people who have been my rocks this summer, @tomlmoran and @jipvastenburg. No words come close to thanking you for everything you have done for me.
"To everyone who has shared their support, who has messaged, travelled, put up banners, and cheered along the way thank you. I am so sorry I couldn’t give you more joyful days out there this summer. I want to especially thank my home town of Portaferry, where I know the place is decked to the nines, thank you for always being my special place, on the good days and the bad.
"I am very grateful for my sponsors who have reached out & offered their support at this turbulent time.
"To the rest of the Irish Team good luck, I’ll be cheering you on every step of the way.
"For now, I will spend some time with my family. My Olympics is gone, but I am not out. I will come back stronger, and with even more fire in my belly."
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