JANA Rawlinson has begun the long journey home to Australia from her UK base after making the heartbreaking decision to withdraw from the Beijing Olympics.
Early this morning Australian time, Rawlinson left her home in Leicestershire to travel to Heathrow Airport and fly back to Sydney.
The shellshocked reigning world 400m hurdles champion is expected to arrive in Sydney late on Friday night and will hold a press conference in Sydney on Sunday.
Her management team said she would hold the press conference - at which she would explain both the extent of her injury and her heartbreak - because of the overwhelming interest in her plight.
In a major blow to the Australian Olympic team, Rawlinson said last night she pulled out of the Games because of a foot injury.
"I am numb," Rawlinson said from Leicestershire before leaving for Heathrow. "I'm shattered. I feel like I have let a lot of people down."I have thought about this really hard and made the decision on Monday night but had two nights to sleep on it.
"Yesterday I went to the track on my own and tried to run again but I still couldn't even run in a straight line.
"We have tried everything now and I'm at the stage where I can't actually even run." source
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