Heartbreaking!
If this didn’t happen to her, she would’ve made it to London.
Click HERE to read more about Sanja’s injury during the 2011 FIVB World Cup.
For someone so young yet so talented, we can’t fathom the hearbreak of not making it to the Olympics which is every athlete’s dream.
Serbian outside hitter, Sanja Malagurski, has officially announced a few days ago that she has given up on her Olympic dream. Since her injury last November, Sanja has received the treatment needed to prepare for the London Olympics but unfortunately she has NOT fully recovered.
“This is one of the most difficult decisions I had to make in the last couple of years. My leg is not 100% okay 2 weeks before the London Olympics and therefore I am not physically ready to compete. Coach Terzic and I made a deal that I would play in London if I’d be 100% recovered.” according to the 22 year old in a statement released by sport.blic.rs.
Here’s Sanja full statement in Serbian:
“Ovo je jedna od najtežih odluka koju sam morala da donesem u poslednjih par godina. Činjenica je da dve nedelje pred odlazak na Olimpijske igre moja noga nije u nekoj zadovoljavajućoj situaciji, a uostalom ni ja nisam spremna fizički. Dogovor sa selektorom je bio da ću se naći u konkurenciji za tim koji ide u London samo ako budem sto odsto spremna. Nisam uspela da se pripremim i ne želim ništa da rizikujem. Sa druge strane, nisam želela da uzmem mesto jednoj od devojaka, koje su od početka priprema u timu, samo da bih otišla u London.”
Sanja will continue her therapy in Italy where she will play for Italian club team, Asystel MC Carnaghi Villa Cortese, this coming pro season.
We’re sad that she will miss London but above all we wish her the BEST! Hold your head up high Sanja! We hope to see you 4 years from now at the 2016 Olympics in Brazil!
Side Dish: Serbia has not released it’s final Olympic roster. As of July 4th, this is Coach Terzic’s preliminary squad:
Setters: Maja Ognjenović, Bojana Živković, Danica Radenković
Opposite hitters: Jovana Brakočević, Sanja Starović, Ana Bjelica
Middle blockers: Nataša Krsmanović, Milena Rašić, Nađa Ninković, Stefana Veljković, Jovana Stevanović.
Libero: Suzana Ćebić, Nina Rosić
Outside hitters: Jovana Vesović, Tijana Malešević, Brankica Mihajlović, Ivana Đerisilo, Ana Lazarević, Jelena Blagojević
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