Olympic champion Šebrle suffers injury setback

Olympic and world decathlon champion Roman Šebrle has suffered another setback in his build-up to the Beijing Olympics. On Saturday, the 33-year-old Czech was forced to pull out of a competition with a right thigh injury. Šebrle had been due to compete in a polevault event in Kutná Hora, Central Bohemia, when he suffered cramping in his leg. He told the Czech press agency ČTK that he pulled out of the event because he ‘didn’t want to risk anything’. World record holder Šebrle has been dogged by injuries this year. He suffered a left thigh problem at the world indoor championships in Valencia in March and then another injury to the same leg a month later.