Olsson, Holmes pull out of worlds
OLYMPIC champsions Christian Olsson and Kelly Holmes withdrew from next month鈥檚 world championships because of nagging injuries.
Olsson won鈥檛 defend his triple jump world title because he is still recovering from foot surgery. Holmes, who won the 800 and 1,500 meters in Athens, has a recurring Achilles鈥?tendon injury. The world championships are from August 6-14 in Helsinki, Finland.
鈥淚 have already won everything there is to win and I don鈥檛 want to go to a world championships just to participate,鈥?Olsson told Swedish news agency TT on Wednesday.
Holmes has competed in only one race on the track this year, winning the 1,500 in Glasgow, Scotland, on June 5.
鈥淔or the past week I have been doing everything to get over Corey Wootton Jersey my Achilles鈥?problem and although I鈥檝e been getting intense physio, I just can鈥檛 race on it,鈥?she told the BBC. 鈥淚 just can鈥檛 put into words how disappointed and frustrated I am.鈥?
The 35-year-old Holmes is considering Delone Carter Jersey retiring at the end of the season. Olsson had ankle surgery in March, and last month doctors removed a piece of bone from his right foot. Olsson said his foot has healed, but he didn鈥檛 want to take any 鈥渦nnecessary risks.鈥?
鈥淚nstead I want already now to focus my aim on winning the indoor world championships in Moscow next year and then the real big goal 鈥?to get the chance to win the European Championships at home in Goteborg,鈥?Olsson said.
Elsewhere in the world of track and field, Olympic silver medalist Hezekiel Sepeng has tested positive for a banned steroid, Athletics South Africa said on Wednesday.
Sepeng, who finished second in the 800 meters at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, was first tested by the IAAF on February 21 in his home town of Potschefstroom, where his urine sample was found to contain norandrosterone.
A second test was initially inconclusive, but retesting on July 14 confirmed the sample was positive, ASA President Leonard Chuene told the South African Press Association.
Sepeng was suspended pending a hearing expected before the end of September. He faces a ban of up to two years if found guilty.
Meanwhile, the world championships will feature biomechanical research into technical reasons for success and failure in running, jumping and throwing events. A research team in Helsinki will review performances and produce three-dimensional motion analysis on the world鈥檚 best athletes.
The research will center on the semifinals and finals of the following events: 100 meters, 200, 400, 1,500, 5,000, 10,000, long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault and javelin throw.
Researchers on the IAAF-sponsored project include professor Paavo Komi of the University of Jyvaskyla in Finland, and professor Gert-Peter Bruggemann of the German Sports University in Cologne.
Olsson, Deion Sanders Jersey Holmes pull out of worlds
OLYMPIC champsions Christian Olsson and Kelly Holmes withdrew from next month鈥檚 world championships because of nagging injuries.
Olsson won鈥檛 defend his triple jump world title because he is still recovering from foot surgery. Holmes, who won the 800 and 1,500 meters in Athens, has a recurring Achilles鈥?tendon injury. The world championships are from August 6-14 in Helsinki, Finland.
鈥淚 have already won everything there is to win and I don鈥檛 want to go to a world championships just to participate,鈥?Olsson told Swedish news agency TT on Wednesday.
Holmes has competed in only one race on the track this year, winning the 1,500 in Glasgow, Scotland, on June 5.
鈥淔or the past week I have been doing everything to get over my Achilles鈥?problem and although I鈥檝e been getting intense physio, I just can鈥檛 race on it,鈥?she told the BBC. 鈥淚 just can鈥檛 put into words how disappointed and frustrated I am.鈥?
The 35-year-old Holmes is considering retiring at the end of the season. Olsson had ankle surgery in March, and last month doctors removed a piece of bone from his right foot. Olsson said his foot has healed, but he didn鈥檛 want to take any 鈥渦nnecessary risks.鈥?
鈥淚nstead I want already now to focus my aim on winning the indoor world championships in Moscow next year and then the real big goal 鈥?to get the chance to win the European Championships at home in Goteborg,鈥?Olsson said.
Elsewhere in the world of track and field, Olympic silver medalist Hezekiel Sepeng has tested positive for a banned steroid, Athletics South Africa said on Wednesday.
Sepeng, who finished second in the 800 meters at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, was first tested by the IAAF on February 21 in his home town of Potschefstroom, where his urine sample was found to contain norandrosterone.
A second test was initially inconclusive, but retesting on July 14 confirmed the sample was positive, ASA President Leonard Chuene told the South African Press Association.
Sepeng was suspended pending a hearing expected before the end of September. He faces a ban of up to two years if found guilty.
Meanwhile, the world championships will feature biomechanical research into technical reasons for success and failure in running, jumping and throwing events. A research team in Helsinki will review performances and produce three-dimensional motion analysis on the world鈥檚 best athletes.
The research will center on the semifinals and finals of the following events: 100 meters, 200, 400, 1,500, 5,000, 10,000, long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault and javelin throw.
Researchers on the IAAF-sponsored project include professor Paavo Komi of the University of Jyvaskyla in Finland, and professor Gert-Peter Bruggemann of the German Sports University in Cologne.