Johannes Rydzek injured, sidelined for Summer Grand Prix

Bad news for Germany’s Athlete of the Year and multiple Olympic and World Champion Johannes Rydzek. The 27-year-old has been sidelined for at least three weeks by a stress reaction in his left metatarsal bone, as a CT scan showed.

To avoid a more severe injury, Rydzek will have to pause any jumping and running activity, which makes a start in the Nordic Combined Summer Grand Prix 2019 impossible. Rydzek will most likely be able to start training again from mid-September onwards.

“This is a special situation also for me but I have to give my body the appropriate time to recuperate and heal. Even if this is not optimal for my season preparation, I am happy that we found the reason for the pain in my left foot, which occurred during the last two weeks”, Rydzek said.