Johnson-Thompson and Asher-Smith out of Commonwealths
Olympic silver medallist Katarina Johnson-Thompson pulls out of the Commonwealth Games because of injury.
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Notable Quotes
"We have got an incredible field of athletes."
— Phil Batty , Executive
"This Games was a little bit of a challenge because we only had 18 months..."
— Katie Sadlier , Executive
Key People
British 400m runner.
British sprinter and teammate of Dina Asher-Smith.
British sprinter and former world champion.
Scottish runner who broke her mother's record.
Josh Kerr is a British middle-distance runner aiming to break the mile world record.
An Olympic champion from St Lucia who won the women's 100m.
Olympic silver medallist and two-time world champion in heptathlon.
Chief executive of Commonwealth Sport.
Keely Hodgkinson is a British middle-distance runner who recently broke the women's indoor 800m world record.
British 400m runner and Olympic silver medalist.
Bronze medalist in 2018 heptathlon behind Katarina Johnson-Thompson.
Chief executive of Glasgow 2026.
Canadian swimming superstar.
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Olympic silver medallist Katarina Johnson-Thompson pulls out of the Commonwealth Games because of injury.
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