Olympian Katie Archibald to miss Paris 2024 after bizarre garden accident

British cyclist Katie Archibald will miss the Paris Olympics after breaking her leg in a bizarre accident.

The 30-year-old suffered a bilateral leg fracture, a sprained ankle and a torn ligament after tripping over a garden step, she wrote in a statement on Instagram on Thursday.

“I tripped on a step in the garden and somehow dislocated my ankle, broke my tibia and fibula and tore two ligaments from my bone. So what,” wrote two-time Olympian Archibald alongside a photo of her in the hospital with her injured leg.

Archibald won gold in the team pursuit at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. Three years ago, she won gold in the Madison and silver in the team pursuit at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

The cyclist from Scotland confirmed that she underwent surgery on Wednesday “to put the bones back together and reattach the ligaments.”

“One hundred apologies for the impact this has on the Olympic team, which I have been told I will not be a part of,” she wrote.

“I’m still processing this news, but I thought I should confirm it publicly rather than leave it to the rumor mill (trip hazard and all),” she added.

British Cycling confirmed that Archibald was unable to compete in next month’s Olympic Games due to medical advice.

“We share Katie’s grief over her injury and the cruel way in which she has been denied the chance to compete for the medals she so craved in Paris,” British Cycling said in a statement.

“Our focus now is on providing Katie with the best possible support during her recovery and we know that the entire cycling community will support her every step of the way,” the organization added.

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