Spain's five-time world triathlon champion Javier Gomez has fractured his left arm in a cycling accident forcing him out of the Olympic Games
Javier Gomez
Madrid: Spain's five-time world triathlon champion Javier Gomez has fractured his left arm in a cycling accident forcing him out of the Olympic Games.
Javier Gomez
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The silver medal winner at London 2012 crashed in training on Wednesday and requires surgery on his broken arm.
"It's the hardest moment of my sporting life," the 33-year-old said.
He was due to compete in a stage of the 2016 world championship in Hamburg this week to prepare for Rio.
"The only thing left for me now is to take on board what's happened and to make a quick recovery," he added.
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