Lee ruled out of Games after op

Published date28 March 2024
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
The 26-year-old took the Olympic title in Tokyo in the 10 metres synchro event alongside Tom Daley, and Commonwealth gold with Noah Williams two years ago, but has struggled with pain in his back this season

Lee wrote on Instagram: "A week ago today I went under for a discectomy on my L5/S1 disc in my spine.

"The surgery went well but my surgeon told me my nerve was very stuck and it took longer than expected to remove my bulging disc without damaging my nerve. He also told me it wouldn't have got better on its own so to have the surgery was the right decision.

"What this means for me this year is self explanatory which is very sad but the reason I look so damn happy in hospital is...

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