England’s Chambers pulls out of sprint relay squad


Dwain Chambers of Britain reacts after the men's 100 metres semi-final heat event during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 11, 2013. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

GLASGOW (Reuters) - Dwain Chambers withdrew from England’s sprint relay squad for the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday to concentrate on next month's European Championships in Zurich.

The 36-year-old Chambers, who has not competed at a Commonwealth Games since 2002, was part of the men's 4x100m relay squad but he will now focus on the individual 100 metres at the European Championships which start in Zurich on Aug. 12.

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