Blanka Vlasic will not add a third gold charm to her world ranking. The Croatian, double world champion in 2007 and 2009, high jump, announced her plan for the World Athletics Moscow (August 10 to 18).

Having withdrawn for 20 months, following a bad injury to her ankle operated, Vlasic who returned to action last spring “needs to stop for a moment,” she says on her website. Because “the pain in my foot has intensified after the trial of the Diamond League in Monaco, said the defending vice-world champion. This is a clear sign that I should take a moment to get completely healed. Jump in Moscow would be too risky and could jeopardize the future. “

During her career, the 29-year-old reached 102 times the symbolic two meters-the last jump is back to 22 June in Buhl-.

This is another star of the athletics world who renounces the world Championships in Moscow due to injury after Yohan Blake and the Kenyan David Rudisha.