Katie Archibald suffers ligament damage after being hit by 4x4 driver

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Katie Archibald is one of the world's top track cyclists (Image credit: SWPix)

Katie Archibald has suffered ligament damage after being hit by a car driver on Sunday. The British track star revealed on Wednesday that she was sent "flying" over the bonnet of a 4x4 car when a driver failed to spot her at a T junction.

She has suffered grade 1 ligament damage in her right ankle and grade 2 damage in her left ankle, and is now wearing an ankle brace as she recovers.

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