Czech wrestler Omarov forced to drop out of Olympics

The Czech wrestler Artur Omarov has been forced to drop out of the Olympics due to an Achilles injury. The athlete sustained the injury in training and underwent surgery before his planned departure for Paris, the Czech Olympic Committee said in a statement.

Tennis player Markéta Vondroušová, who took silver at the last Olympics in Tokyo, had earlier been forced to pull out of the Games due to a hand injury.

The number of Czech athletes competing in Paris now stands at 111.