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Archibald out of Olympics after breaking leg in freak garden accident

TWO-TIME Olympic champion Katie Archibald will miss Paris 2024 after suffering a double leg break in a freak accident.

The 30-year-old Scottish cyclist fractured a tibia and fibula and dislocated an ankle, having tripped over a garden step.

She also sustained substantial ligament damage during the incident on Tuesday and has since undergone surgery.

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