Farah out of Commonwealth Games

Double Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah has withdrawn from the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after failing to recover from a recent illness.

Farah, 31, won the 5,000m and 10,000m at London 2012 and was set to run both distances in Scotland.

However, he has decided to stay in his training camp to be fit for August's European Championships in Zurich.

The Team England athlete said it was a "tough decision", adding: "The sickness I had two weeks ago was a big setback."

Ex-world 100m champion Yohan Blake (Jamaica) - hamstring operation
Ex-world champion Mark Cavendish (Isle of Man) - dislocated shoulder
British 100m champion Dwain Chambers (England) - Euro focus
Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill (England) - new baby
Olympic 5,000m & 10,000m champion Mo Farah (England) - recent illness
Two-time world champion Becky James (Wales) - knee injury
Heptathlon star Katarina Johnson-Thompson (England) - foot injury
Ex-world record holder Asafa Powell (Jamaica) - missed out through ban

He added: "Training is getting better but I need another few weeks to get back to the level I was at in 2012 and 2013.

"I really wanted to add the Commonwealth titles to my Olympic and World Championships, but the event is coming a few weeks too soon for me.

"My body is telling me it's not ready to race yet."

Farah's decision is another setback to the Games after a number of key withdrawals in athletics events.

Former world 100m champion Yohan Blake of Jamaica was ruled out because he needed a hamstring operation and England's Katarina Johnson-Thompson withdrew from the women's heptathlon on Monday with a foot injury.

In March, Mo Farah collapsed after completing the New York City Half Marathon

Farah had missed the Diamond League meeting in Glasgow earlier this month because of illness but had been confident of appearing, saying that "training was going good".

BBC Sport athletics pundit Steve Cram said: "It's hugely disappointing for Mo and the event. We knew he had been struggling. He's just run out of time to be in shape and I was really hoping he would have run the 10,000m at least.

"Running the marathon earlier in the year has upset his normal pattern and had an impact on his summer.

"He knows how hard the 5,000m and 10,000m are going to be here, so he didn't want to put himself at risk of not winning.

"It's not like the Europeans, where the competition is not particularly strong. He would not have wanted to come here and not be at his best, but he'll be a big miss."

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