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PEARSON DREAMS OF COMEBACK ON THE GOLD COAST

AUSTRALIA’S Olympic hurdles champion Sally Pearson says she is already looking ahead to her home Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast after injury ruled her out of Rio 2016.

Sally Pearson: hopes to be fit for the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia
MARK SHEARMAN

The 29-year-old was training at her base on the Gold Coast and suffered a hamstring tear just seven weeks and one day out from the Games, which has left her now looking to the next goal rather than dwelling on her disappointment.

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