Olympics-Athletics-Tokyo high jump champion Tamberi sick in hospital


FILE PHOTO: Athletics - European Athletics Championships - Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy - June 11, 2024 Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi celebrates after winning the men's high jump final REUTERS/Manon Cruz/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) - Gianmarco Tamberi's defence of the high jump gold medal he shared in one of the most iconic moments of the Tokyo Olympics is under threat after he was taken to hospital with a suspected kidney problems, four days before the qualifying event.

Three years ago Tamberi and Mutaz Barshim of Qatar, who had been friends and rivals for years, agreed to share gold after asking permission from the event officials.

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