World Atheltics Championships: Favourite Nijel Amos pulls out of 800m with Achilles problem

Despite a string of stunning performances on the Diamond League circuit, Amos has not won a global medal since 2012
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Malik Ouzia @MalikOuzia_28 September 2019

Middle-distance star Nijel Amos has pulled out of the 800m at the World Athletics Championships in Doha because of an Achilles problem.

The 25-year-old had been favourite to win gold in the event, and arrived as the fastest man in the world this year, having run 1:41.89 in Monaco earlier this season, though he was beaten in the Diamond League final last month.

The joint-third fastest man of all-time, Amos burst onto the scene when winning finishing second to David Rudisha’s world record at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

Despite running some of the fastest times in history since, Amos has endured a turbulent time at major championships, and is yet to add to his global medal collection. He finished fifth at the 2017 World Championships, having crashed out in the heats at the Olympics in Rio a year earlier.

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“Training has gone well in the build-up to the world championships and was confident and positive,” Amos wrote on Instagram. “Everything has gone smoothly.

“Have dealt with my share of injuries in the past there was nothing to suggest anything wrong prior to departure.

“Inexplicably, upon arriving the Achilles on my (L) side was tight (nothing I have experienced previously) had plenty of time to rest and treat knowing I have trained well.

“It has not responded to anything so regrettably, I have to scratch out World Championship and get head onto next.”

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