British javelin star Goldie Sayers will compete at London 2012 despite suffering a torn ligament in her elbow.
just over a week ago but suffered the injury on her fourth throw.
A scan two days later revealed the full extent of the damage.
At a training camp in Portugal the 30-year-old said the injury had “responded very well to treatment” and she had resumed training.
Sayers is speaking to former British javelin thrower Steve Backley about how to cope with the injury while competing.
Backley won two Olympic silver medals and one bronze despite suffering from chronic knee problems.
she was forced out of action with a hip injury in July 2010 before damaging her knee nine months later.
She will be unable to have any pain-killing injections to help her compete as there are too many nerves in the surrounding area and there would be a risk of her losing feeling in her hand, making her unable to grip the javelin.
Sayers, who competed at both the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, is currently experimenting with a range of strappings to help ease the pain.
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