GB Sevens captain Brown ‘heartbroken’ to miss the Olympics

GB Sevens captain Abbie Brown says she is “heartbroken” and “truly devastated” to miss the Paris Olympics this summer due to a hamstring injury.

Brown wanted to join Wales’ Jasmine Joyce as the first British rugby players to appear at three Olympic Games, but was left out of the final squad.

The 28-year-old narrowly missed out on a bronze medal at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, finishing fourth both times.

“One of the most emotional and difficult two weeks of my career,” Brown said on social media.

“Heartbroken, upset and truly devastated, but this is sport and it’s not all sunshine and rainbows.

“Hamstring is now tied and I can’t wait to be the best cheerleader there is for my girls this summer.”

The women’s sevens event at the Olympic Games starts on July 28, with the British men’s team needing to win the Olympic repechage tournament in Monaco this weekend to qualify.