In the winter of 2019, I was 24 years old and in my 12th year of competing in athletics. I had four selections in international competitions with the French national youth team and had four national titles in high jump (figure 1). After two difficult years, I had a good winter preparation and participated at the French National Championships. A little discomfort on my left Achilles tendon arrived insidiously, and at the end of the competition I thought that the pain would go away. I thought that this pain was like many others that I under-rated and neglected. I continued to train as usual as if nothing was wrong, and I planned for two other competitions in the following weeks. The pain did not disappear (but equally did not get worse), and my will to compete was higher than any reason to protect my health. Figure 1 Joris Chapon on 18 July 2013 during the European Junior championships at Rieti (Italia) in high jump. Picture taken by Emmanuel CHAPELLE. At the next French National Championships, I felt a sharp pain in my Achilles tendon during the warm-up. I was, however, determined to compete and to reach a medal position. I placed fourth and without any medals but did have a lot of difficulty walking. The pain was very strong, as if a torch was heating up my tendon! I decided to stop my indoor season in order to appropriately prepare for my outdoor season, with my …

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我的跟腱断裂如何推动我的学术生涯

2019年冬天，我24岁，参加田径比赛的第12个年头。我在法国国家青年队的国际比赛中四次入选，并在跳高比赛中获得了四次全国冠军（图 1）。经过两年艰难的岁月，我做好了冬季准备，并参加了法国全国锦标赛。我的左跟腱有点不适，不知不觉地到达了，在比赛结束时，我认为疼痛会消失。我认为这种痛苦就像我低估和忽视的许多其他痛苦一样。我继续像往常一样训练，好像没有任何问题，我计划在接下来的几周内参加另外两场比赛。疼痛并没有消失（但同样没有变得更糟），我的竞争意志高于任何保护我的健康的理由。图 1 Joris Chapon 于 2013 年 7 月 18 日在 Rieti（意大利）举行的欧洲青年锦标赛期间跳高。图片由 Emmanuel CHAPELLE 拍摄。在接下来的法国全国锦标赛上，我在热身时感到跟腱剧烈疼痛。然而，我决心参加比赛并获得奖牌。我排名第四，没有任何奖牌，但走路确实有很多困难。疼痛非常强烈，就像火炬在加热我的肌腱！我决定停止我的室内季节，以便为我的户外季节做适当的准备，我的… 我排名第四，没有任何奖牌，但走路确实有很多困难。疼痛非常强烈，就像火炬在加热我的肌腱！我决定停止我的室内季节，以便为我的户外季节做适当的准备，我的… 我排名第四，没有任何奖牌，但走路确实有很多困难。疼痛非常强烈，就像火炬在加热我的肌腱！我决定停止我的室内季节，以便为我的户外季节做适当的准备，我的…