“While my recovery is making great progress, it’s just not enough to get me to and through the Games in a safe manner. Justin [Cotler] and I agreed that for my health and longevity, withdrawing is what makes the most sense,” Gazan posted on Instagram Sunday.
Two days after winning the Northern California Classic In-Person Qualifying Event in June, Gazan was involved in a car accident while on a road trip with her husband in California and sustained a fractured fibula.
At just 23 years old, Gazan knows she still has a long career ahead of her to bounce back from this bump in the road.
Gazan, a three-time Games veteran, had lofty goals heading into this year’s Games and the WFP. She was fitter than ever, and Cotler believed she could win both.
Gazan is still hopeful she might be able to compete at the World Fitness Project’s Tour Event II at the end of August in Phoenix, AZ.