Commonwealth Games: Max Whitlock withdraws after picking up hand injury in training

Three-time Olympic gold medalist Max Whitlock has withdrawn from the Commonwealth Games after suffering a hand injury in training.

Whitlock He came out of retirement last year Aiming for a place at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028, said his career felt “unfinished” after missing out on a medal at the Paris Games two years ago.

But 33-year-old Dr wrote on Instagram, outsider On Monday he was “incredibly disappointed” and said he had “no choice” but to pull out of the Games this summer after the injury.

Whitlock added that despite doing his best to give himself the best chance of competing in Glasgow, he may not recover in time.

The Commonwealth Games will be held from July 23 to August 2.

“Representing Team England has always meant a great deal to me, and I was working incredibly hard for the opportunity to compete again and contribute to the team,” Whitlock wrote.

“Adversity is part of sport and my focus now is to recover properly, support the team and come back stronger.”

When announcing her return to gymnastics in November, she said she had been out of the sport for a full year and was making a slow comeback.

She competed at the British Gymnastics Championships in Liverpool in March but fell on the parallel bars, tweaked her shoulder and then failed to make the pommel horse final.

Whitlock, who won her three gold medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics and the Tokyo 2020 Games, has also claimed four Commonwealth Games golds in her career.

She won team, all-around and floor gold in Glasgow in 2014 and another team title at the Gold Coast Games in 2018.

Whitlock is another high-profile athlete to miss the Games in Scotland, following Australia’s five-time Olympic backstroke champion Kaylee McKeown. Glands drawn with fever last week