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SHOCKING: British pole vaulter molly caudery ends 2026 season after emergency spinal surgery - You Need To See This

Molly Caudery won the Diamond League meeting in Rome last week - (Reuters)

World indoor pole vault champion Molly Caudery has undergone emergency spinal surgery, bringing an abrupt end to her season.

The British record holder needed a microdisectomy, an operation to remove part of a spinal disc, after a “flare-up” of pain in her back last week, she wrote on social media.

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