Idowu rules himself out of world championships


LONDON (Reuters) - Former triple jump world champion Phillips Idowu will miss next month's world championships in Moscow after announcing on Wednesday that he was taking an indefinite break from athletics.

The 34-year-old Briton has competed only once since last year's London Olympics, where he made an early exit after crashing out in qualifying.

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