Tue, Sep 21 10 11:17 PM
Britain's Olympic 400 metres champion Christine Ohuruogu has pulled out of next month's Commonwealth Games due to injury, her management team said on Tuesday.
Ohuruogu, plagued by injury problems this year, suffered cramp in a training session over the weekend and decided to withdraw from the event in India as a precaution.
"I am disappointed to miss the Commonwealth Games after working so hard to get fit since my quad injury in June," the 26-year-old said in a statement.
"However, with the 2012 Olympic Games on the horizon the last thing an athlete wants to do is risk re-injury to the same muscle.
"It was very important for me to be cautious in dealing with my previous injury; although training was progressing well, intense competition over three days may prove to be more harmful than good and may compromise the long term functioning of the muscle."
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