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Olympic long jump champion Tara Davis-Woodhall has ended her season after a severe ‌concussion suffered in a car accident left her unable to train for ​this week's World Athletics ​Ultimate Championship. American Tara Davis-Woodhall suffered injury in car accident driving to trainingThomson Reuters · Posted: Sep 08, 2026 10:39 AM EDT | Last Updated: September 8Listen to this articleEstimated 1 minuteThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A severe ‌concussion suffered in a car accident left American long jump athlete Tara Davis-Woodhall unable to train for this week's World Athletics Ultimate Championship. (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images/File)Olympic long jump champion Tara Davis-Woodhall has ended her season after a severe ‌concussion suffered in a car accident left her unable to train for ​this week's World Athletics ​Ultimate Championship. The 27-year-old American revealed last week that ​she sustained the injury in ⁠a head-on ⁠collision ‌while driving to a training session.

Recently, the Australian Football League (AFL) was rocked when it was revealed a Geelong player with a history of concussion had been asked to waive his legal rights to claim for any future brain trauma. A secret waiver but no punishment: the AFL’s concussion conundrum just got murkier