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Joyner-Kersee's reign ends Injury KO's her from heptathlon
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ATLANTA -- There was a telltale hitch at the final hurdle, a bit
of a grimace as Jackie Joyner-Kersee cleared it. Then the greatest
female athlete of her time was out of the Olympic heptathlon.
In what may have been her farewell appearance, the two-time
defending Olympic champion was running through a downpour yesterday
morning, her right thigh heavily taped. She won her heat of the
100-meter hurdles, the first event of the heptathlon, in 13.24
seconds.
But she didn't look comfortable running and seemed to miss a
stride approaching the last hurdle.
The next event was the high jump. ...
