NC Courage's Collins out of Canadas Olympic Team

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Saturday, July 20, 2024

SYDNEY COLLINS WITHDRAWS FROM OLYMPICS DUE TO INJURY

Defender injured in closed-door training match

Sydney Collins training with the Courage as part of her return to play protocol following ankle surgery in March. CREDIT: Katie Schroeck / NC Courage

CARY, N.C. (July 20, 2024) — North Carolina Courage defender Sydney Collins has been forced to withdraw from the Canadian Olympic Team after suffering a fracture to her left leg in a closed-door training match against Nigeria on July 18, the Canadian Olympic Committee announced today.

The training match was Collins’ first game back on the field since injuring her right ankle during W Gold Cup preparation with Canada. 

The eighth overall selection in the 2023 NWSL Draft, Collins made 10 appearances as a rookie across four regular season fixtures and six in the Challenge Cup.