Greene out of Anniversary meet
Dai Greene has pulled out of this weekend's Sainsbury's Anniversary Games through injury.
It is a worrying development for the world 400 metres hurdles champion, who also had to withdraw from last Friday's Diamond League meeting in Monaco with an inflamed Achilles tendon.
A tweet from his management company Definitive Sports read: "World Champion @DaiGreene will not compete in London after failing to recover from a slight niggle in his leg. Main focus is now the Worlds!"
The World Championships in Moscow are less than three weeks away.
This is the latest setback to befall Greene in a summer which has been plagued by fitness concerns.
His start to the season was delayed because of a double hernia operation in March.
He was hampered by illness in finishing fifth at the Birmingham Diamond League meeting at the end of June, losing to a fellow Briton - Rhys Williams - for the first time in five years.
That performance followed defeat by unknown German Silvio Schirrmeister at the European Team Championships in Gateshead the weekend before.
He had looked to be getting back to his best as he ran a season's best to win the British Championships, but there is now a real risk he will head to Moscow lacking race sharpness.
Jamie Baulch, from Definitive Sports, said: "In order for Dai to compete at the Sainsbury's Anniversary Games he pulled out of Monaco. This gave him the good chance of recovering from a slight niggle in his leg.
"Unfortunately, though, after a week in training a decision has been made between Dai and Malcolm (Arnold, his coach) not to compete in London.
"Dai now has three weeks' recovery time. This will hopefully be the time that Dai needs to ensure that he is on the plane to Moscow to defend his world title."
Jessica Judd and Andrew Osagie have also pulled out of the Anniversary Games as a precaution.
Judd, the 18-year-old who has made her breakthrough on the senior stage this summer, has a small niggle in her calf, while Osagie is still recovering from a hamstring problem.
