Article 43CFJ Surf champion Tyler Wright reveals struggle with chronic fatigue

Surf champion Tyler Wright reveals struggle with chronic fatigue

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  • Australian pulls out of final event of season in Hawaii
  • 'My brain hurts,' says two-time world champion

Reigning world surfing champion Tyler Wright has revealed the severity of a battle with chronic fatigue after withdrawing from the season-ending event in Hawaii. The two-time world champion has not competed on tour since illness forced her out of the sixth of the 10 championship events at Jeffreys Bay in South Africa in July, and she still has no clear timeline for recovery.

While fellow Australian Steph Gilmore attempts to clinch a seventh world crown at Maui next week in a title duel with American Lakey Peterson, Wright will be left seeking a wildcard on the tour in 2019 if she is fit enough to compete by then.

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