Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill will miss the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow because she is pregnant.
The 27-year-old Briton is expecting her first baby with husband Andy, but still plans to defend her Olympic gold medal at the 2016 Rio Games.
"I am sorry I won't be in Glasgow for the Commonwealth Games," she said.
"But I know it will be an amazing occasion. I will be at home awaiting the arrival of a little Ennis-Hill."
Sheffield's Ennis-Hill won bronze at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne and chose to skip the 2010 Games in Delhi to concentrate on the European Championships the same year, where she won gold.
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The 2009 world champion, who got married in May 2013 , added: "We are completely overwhelmed, with excitement and a degree of anxiety that I am sure all first time parents will relate to.
"My plans for 2014 have been completely turned upside down, but having had a couple of weeks to think about things from a career point of view I am 100% set on returning to full time athletics once our baby is born and go for a second gold medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016 - that challenge really excites me.
"But in the short term I will make our baby a priority and enjoy the whole experience as much as possible."
Despite suffering a disappointing 2013 season where she missed the World Championships because of an Achilles tendon problem, London Olympics champion Ennis-Hill was favourite for gold in Glasgow.
David Grevemberg, chief executive of Glasgow 2014 said: "I would like to warmly congratulate both Jessica and her husband Andy on the news that they are expecting their first child.
"Glasgow 2014 is proud to have Jessica as an inspiring Ambassador for the Games and appreciate her continued support for the world-class festival of sport which Glasgow and Scotland will host this summer."
- 2006 - Bronze at the Commonwealth Games in Australia.
- 2008 - Misses Olympic Games in Beijing due to a stress fracture in right foot.
- 2009 - Gold at the World Championships in Berlin
- 2010 - Wins heptathlon gold at European Championships after choosing to miss 2010 Commonwealths
- 2011 - Appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) and wins silver at World Championships in South Korea
- 2012 - A British and Commonwealth record score of 6,955 points earns gold at London Olympics.
- 2013 - Withdraws from World Championships in Berlin with injury.
- 2014 - Announces she is expecting her first child.
Former British 400m runner and BBC athletic expert Katherine Merry backed Ennis to defend her Olympic title at the Rio Olympics and suggested it was the best year to have a break from the sport.
"Without being demeaning to other major championships, if there was a going to be a year when an athlete of her stature was going to miss, it would be a year when the Commonwealths and Europeans," Merry told BBC Radio 5 live.
"In terms of ranking they don't sit alongside the worlds and the Olympics, so it will fall very nicely in terms of her getting back and the timescale of going to Rio to defend that London Olympics gold.
"It's a huge [decision], especially for British athletes because they don't have a year off. We have a major championships every year and this year there is double with the Europeans and the Commonwealths and the Commonwealths mean a lot to Jess because it is the one title that she wants to add to her collection."
Merry, who won bronze at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, added: "The key thing is what fitness you do during pregnancy. Many athletes like [British former world marathon champion] Paula Radcliffe were running well into her pregnancy and keeping very fit and I'm sure Jess will do the same and keep herself ticking over to make the return a bit easier."
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