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Radio 5 Live,2 mins

Louise Hazel: 'I would advise athletes to withdraw from The Jump'

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Olympic heptathlete and former runner up of The Jump, Louise Hazel, has advised athletes Jade Jones, Bradley Wiggins and Kadeena Cox, to "withdraw from the competition". Hazel, who was runner-up in the Channel 4 skiing competition two years ago, told 5 live's Nihal Arthanayake and Eleanor Oldroyd that the risk for competing athletes is "too great". She herself suffered a whiplash injury when competing in the show, with other athletes such as Olympic gymnast, Beth Tweddle, suffering serious neck injuries. Hazel said: "You kind of think, yeah it’s a skiing trip, you know that there’s going to be risks. It’s not a matter of will you get hurt – yes you will – it’s a case of when". This clip is originally from 5 live's Afternoon Edition on 3 January 2017.

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