The former world triple jump champion Phillips Idowu will not be competing at next month's World Championships in Moscow after announcing on Wednesday he is "taking a step back from athletics".
Idowu,
34-year-old despite not being selected for Britain at last month's European
Team Championships in Gateshead, Idowu was expected to compete at this
weekend's World Championship trials in Birmingham.
However,
Idowu said: "After some careful consideration I have decided that for the
foreseeable future I will be taking a step back from athletics.
"I
feel this is the right time for me to make this decision and it's not a choice
I've made lightly. I greatly appreciate all of the support I have received over
the past years, particularly from the British public and my team and sponsors;
it has been an extremely happy and successful time.
"I'm
excited about pursuing other interests and taking other opportunities that
present themselves to me during this break."
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Written by Tan Yuen Ling
Source by the guardian
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