"It was a shock!"

What’s really behind Dadic’s Olympic withdrawal!

Heptathlete Ivona Dadic misses out on the Olympic Games.(Bild: Birbaumer Christof)

Heptathlete Ivona Dadic from Wels missed out on her Olympic ticket for Paris after a shock in the hurdles in Germany. While there is speculation about a fall, the "Krone" knows the real reasons why the athlete of the year 2020 gave up after just six seconds!

When the big dream shatters within six seconds! "It was a huge shock. I still felt extremely good during the warm-up, but after just a few steps I knew that I wasn't going to make it to the Olympics," said heptathlon ace Ivona Dadic, describing the moment that cost her a ticket to her fourth Olympic start. The all-around meeting in Ratingen/De. was the last chance for the 30-year-old, who had already missed out on the European Championships, to jump on the train to Paris.