World Indoor Athletics 2010: Phillips Idowus withdrawal hits British medal chances

By Simon Hart Published: 6:52PM GMT 08 Mar 2010

Home boy: Phillips Idowu will not transport to Doha following the new bieing born of his son Photo: GETTY IMAGES

The 31 year-old, who won the universe indoor climax in Valencia dual years ago and combined the outside pretension in Berlin last summer, pronounced the new bieing born of his second kid had interrupted his preparations for the championships and he no longer felt equates to to do himself justice.

"I am gutted not to be representing the GB group in Doha and flitting up the eventuality to urge my title," he said.

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"However, the late attainment of my baby child has meant that my precision has been exceedingly disrupted and I motionless after articulate with my manager that I"d not had the credentials we concluded was indispensable to do the British group proud.

"I was anticipating to equivocate this by competing in a incomparable than common series of events early in the season, but it hasn"t worked out that way.

"Instead I will enlarge the precision with a concentration on the European Championships in Barcelona. I instruct the group the majority appropriate of fitness in Doha."

Idowu"s duel with Sweden"s Christian Olsson had been one of the majority energetically awaited clashes of the three-day championships, that proceed on Friday, and his deficiency equates to Britain will be but one of their majority appropriate gold-medal prospects.

The country"s main hopes will right away rest with Jessica Ennis in the pentathlon, Dwain Chambers in the 60 metres and Jenny Meadows in the 800m.

Charles outpost Commenee, UK Athletics" head coach, said: "I am unhappy that Phillips is not competing this week as he was a transparent award prospect.

"However, I need to apply oneself his preference and I see brazen to him resuming winning ways in the summer."

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