ROSA KHUTOR, Russia (Reuters) - British sprinter-turned bobsleigh convert Craig Pickering has suffered his second successive Olympic heartbreak after he was withdrawn from the Sochi Games with a back injury, team officials said on Friday.
Pickering, who helped both GBR1 and GBR2 sleds qualify for the Games after being recruited from track and field, sustained an acute disc prolapse, while training at an Olympic preparation camp in Konigsee, Germany.
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