Injured Rudisha pulls out of London Worlds

Two-time Olympic champion and World record holder David Rudisha will not defend his 800m title at the IAAF World championships in London.

The two-time World champion announced on Twitter he has been ruled out through injury just three days before the global showpiece kicks off.

“It’s sad to announce my no show in the forthcoming # London2017 WC due to a quad muscle strain,” Rudisha tweeted.

Rudisha retained his Olympic title last year in Rio and would have been gunning to retain his World championship crown at the British capital having won his second world title in Beijing two years ago.

Rudisha had been included in the first batch of Team Kenya that would depart the country on Tuesday ahead of the competitions that will get under way at the London Stadium on Friday.

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