France athlete Margot Chevrier's World Indoor Championships ended in heartbreak on Saturday night when she suffered a broken ankle in the pole vault final.
Chevrier was competing in a field with British star Molly Caudery with the final only just getting underway minutes earlier.
She had just cleared 4.55m, but struggled at the next height and missed her first attempt.
But the final was then postponed after news broke that the French athlete was receiving treatment for an injury on the mat.
Margot Chevrier was receiving treatment on the mat
Gabby Logan announced on BBC that Chevrier had suffered a broken ankle during the event.
She said: "We're hearing we think she's broken her ankle in competition.
"The competition has just paused for a moment while she is seen to.
"She is down by the mat and receiving treatment."
It's been reported that Chevrier suffered the injury as she tried to cancel her attempt at 4.65m.
But the French athlete got it badly wrong and suffered a horrendous injury to her left ankle.
According to High Jump coach Grant Brown, Chevrier's 'bone was sticking out' from her ankle.
The final was postponed for around 15 minutes as Chevrier continued to receive medical treatment.
She was then stretchered out of the Glasgow arena to bring her championships to an end.
The pole vault field had already been weakened when Canadian record holder Alysha Newman pulled out of the final minutes before it was set to get underway.
Margot Chevrier was taken out on a stretcher
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Newman picked up an ankle injury after a practice session on Thursday and was advised by doctors to take up to five weeks off.
"If this was the Olympics it's something you would push through," she told CBC.
"I did everything [possible to compete]. [I] was up [Saturday until 3, 4 am local time] doing treatments. We got all the inflammation out.
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"Weirdly, now that the inflammation's out, I have more pain.
"I sprinted [in warmup and] felt great … [but] I was getting sharp pain down the runway."
