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American double-world champion Sam Kendricks will not defend the pole vault title in Eugene, Oregon later this month because recovery from surgery took longer than expected, his agent said Wednesday. Told.
He hasn't played since April when he was 29 and had knee surgery on May 2.
"He wanted to be 100% at the World Championships, but it's a slower healing process than expected," Kendricks agent Paul Doyle told Reuters in an email.
"Sam felt that he should spend some time rehabilitating for the post-World Championship Games."
This news is COVID. It's a recent disappointment for the Rio Olympic bronze medalist who missed out on the Tokyo Olympics after a positive -19 test.
He produced a 5.97 meter vault to win in 2019 and raised gold in 2017 with a 5.95 meter leap.
Also, on Wednesday 2017, German Javelin World Champion Johannes Fetter announced that he would also miss the World Championships starting July 15 (reported by Amy Tennery of New York, by Jean Cherry). Additional Report Toby Davis)
