Emily Tapp has suffered another heartbreaking moment in her career, after crashing out of the PTWC paratriathlon some five years after she was forced to withdraw from competing in Rio due to injury.
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As fellow Australian Lauren Parker crossed the line for silver on Sunday morning, Katherine-born Tapp was receiving medical attention after she crashed into a barrier during the opening stages of the bike leg, rendering her bike unridable.
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It was the second Paralympic heartbreak for the 30-year-old debutant.
She was selected to compete in Rio but was forced to withdraw weeks out from the 2016 event as her skin grafts - which she needed after suffering third-degree burns from a gas heater in the lead up - did not heal correctly.
Tokyo subsequently became Tapp's debutant Paralympics, after a five-year wait, as she looked to add to her two world championships and a Commonwealth Games silver medal.
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