2016 Rio Olympics - Athletics - Final - Men's Long Final - Olympic Stadium - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 13/08/2016. - Greg Rutherford (GBR) of Britain celebrates after winning the bronze medal in Men's Long Jump final. REUTERS/Phil Noble
(Reuters) - Defending world long jump champion Greg Rutherford has been ruled out of the Anniversary Games in London on July 9 with an ankle ligament injury but hopes to recover in time for the World Championships in August, the 30-year-old has said.
Rutherford has struggled with injuries this year and underwent scans on his ankle after winning the long jump event at the Gavardo meeting in Italy last month. He also missed the British team trials last Saturday.
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