Olympic gold medallist 'lucky to be alive' after car crash

Olympic and world champion long jumper Tara Davis-Woodhall said she is ‘lucky to be alive’ after being involved in a head-on car collision while driving to training. American Davis-Woodhall, who won gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics and last year's World Championships in Tokyo, suffered 'no life-threatening' injuries but was concussed by the crash last week. The 27-year-old posted video of her crash - taken from a dashcam in her car - on social media, with Davis-Woodhall unsure whether she will be able to compete in this month's inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championships in Budapest. "Last week I was involved in a head on collision on my way to practice," Davis-Woodhall posted on Instagram. "I walked away with a concussion and other injuries that have prevented me from training. Instagram This content is provided by Instagram, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable Instagram cookies or to allow those cookies just once. You can change your settings at any time via the Privacy Options. Unfortunately we have been unable to verify if you have consented to Instagram cookies. To view this content you can use the button below to allow Instagram cookies for this session only. "At this point I'm working with my team and doctors to get healthy, but I'm unsure if I will be ready to compete at Ultimate Championships next week. More updates to come." In the video, a car turning right out of a parking lot veers into Davis-Woodhall's lane and hits her car almost head-on, crumpling the front of both cars and deploying the airbags. The American guessed that both cars were going about 20 miles per hour, with Davis-Woodhall able to walk away from the crash that left both cars written off. Also See: Get the sports notifications you want Stream Sky Sports with no contract Latest athletics news and reports What is coming up live on Sky Sports "I'm lucky and blessed to be alive right now," Davis-Woodhall said, showing off bruises on her arms. "I don't know where my head's at now. Just taking it day by day." Image: Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the 2024 Summer Olympics Davis-Woodhall has yet to return to practice ahead of next week's Ultimate World Championship, in Budapest from September 11-13, where athletes will compete for $150,000 (£112,000) first prizes."I'm physically OK," Davis-Woodhall said. "Mentally, something's going on in there. It's really unfortunate timing."She added: "I went through something unfortunate," she said. "Now I'm trying to figure out what I can do to get myself back on the horse."