David Rudisha, a double Olympic champion and world-record holder in the 800m, is not expected to race before July due to injury, his manager said in an email Tuesday.
The Kenyan originally planned to compete for the first time since last July 4 at Saturday’s Diamond League meet in Shanghai (NBCSN and NBC Sports Gold, 7 a.m. ET).
Rudisha missed last season’s world championships with a quad muscle strain. Rudisha’s manager did not say whether the current injury is related and has not responded to a follow-up question.
He picked up a small injury related to what was thought to be back problems that bothered him since early 2016.