Olympics games 800m silver medallist, Francine Niyonsaba has withdrawn from the World Athletics Championships that will be held from this week in Portland, Oregon.
Niyonsaba withdrew from the championship with a foot injury on Monday, just when she looked to be a good bet for her first major medal in the 5,000m after being forced to switch to long-distance events by the contentious testosterone rules.
The 29 year-old said on Instagram she had signs of a stress fracture a month ago, and although she was almost fully recovered, she missed too much training. She said she was “extremely sorry” to withdraw.
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The 2016 World Indoor 800m champion finished fifth in the 10,000m final in Tokyo and was set to double in 5,000m and 10,000m at the worlds in Eugene, Oregon.
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