Damian Warner misses Canadians due to injury

Decathlon Champion of the Olympic Games and World Indoor Champion Damian Warner, He has been injured and has revealed that he will not be competing in the Canadian Athletics Championships in Langley, British Columbia this weekend.

Warner suffered a knee injury after hitting the last hurdle of the 110-meter hurdles at the Harry Jerome Classic last week.In an interview with CBC sportsWarner’s coach, Gayration, “We are cautious as the World Championships will be held three weeks later,” he said.

The 32-year-old decathlon looks to his impressive resume, the only gold medal lost from the World Championship gold medal.For his performance this season Götzis Hypo-Meeting, Warner may still be nominated for the Canadian World Championship team.

The 2022 World Championship Decathlon in Eugene, Oregon will take place on July 23rd and 24th.

Warner isn’t the only famous athlete to withdraw from the Canadian Championship this weekend. Other non-competitive athletes are: Andre De Grasse, Mo Ahmed, Justin Knight, Sage Watson, Andrea Seccafien When Gabriela DeBues-Staffford.

The following athletes are listed as scratches and will not participate in the Bel Canadian Track and Field Championships.

Final list as of June 20th.

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— Athletics Canada (@AthleticsCanada) June 21, 2022

DeBues-Stafford was forced to shut down the season a few weeks ago after a stress response in the sacrum, but Knight, Watson and Seccafien are also being treated for injuries.

Knight finished 7th at the Tokyo Olympics at 5,000m and has been in the Achilles tendon since September 2021. Ahmed has already been nominated for the World Championship team at the men’s 10,000m, and his injuries and rest have not been revealed.

Sekkafien, who was 15th in the women’s 5000m in Tokyo, tore the meniscus before the season requiring surgery began.

According to Athletics Canada’s selection rules, Canadian athletes who will be selected for the 2022 World Championship are required to participate in the national selection test. This will leave Ahmed and DeGrasse status in the air before the team is nominated at the end of June.

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