Two-time women's high jump world champ Blanka Vlasic of Croatia has decided to withdraw from the IAAF World Championships slated for Aug. 8-18 in Moscow, Russia.
"The pain in my foot became more intense after the Diamond League competition in Monaco and it still has not calmed down as after the other competitions," Vlasic said on her website.
"This is a clear sign that I need to stop for a while and recover completely. To jump in Moscow would be too much of a risk and could only jeopardise the future, and I don't want to risk that."
The 29-year-old claimed titles at 2007 and 2009 worlds but an ankle injury forced her to scratch from the 2012 London Olympics Games.
After 20-month absence from competitions, Vlasic managed to win in her first event back in the Diamond League New York meet in May.
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