German decathlete Schrader to miss Rio Olympics

ByReuters

Published 25/01/2016 at 08:09 GMT

German decathlete Michael Schrader will miss this year's Rio de Janeiro Olympics after the former world championship silver medallist tore ligaments in his knee during training, requiring him to undergo surgery on Monday.

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Schrader, who was second at the 2013 world championships in Moscow but also missed the 2012 London Olympics due to injury, suffered the latest setback during pole-vault training on Friday.

"Rio is done for me," the 28-year-old told reporters. "For the next year I will not be able to think about sport.

"Tendons and ligaments were torn. Anything that could get damaged in the knee was damaged."

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