Olympics-Gymnastics-Brazil's Barbosa leaves competition in wheelchair
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Brazilian gymnast Jade Barbosa injured herself in her opening tumbling run in the all-around individual event on Thursday and dropped out of the competition.
The 25-year-old Barbosa, a native of Rio de Janeiro, tried to continue her floor exercise but soon broke down crying in pain as the hometown crowd chanted "Jade, Jade, Jade." Barbosa left the Rio Olympic Arena floor in a wheelchair.
The two-time Olympian has struggled with injuries in recent years and returned to competition in June 2015 after surgery on her right knee.
It was unclear how serious her injury was on Thursday, which happened midway through the competition.
(Reporting by Mary Milliken, editing by Neil Robinson)
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