TOKYO - Former Olympic decathlon champion Damian Warner will not compete for his first title at the world athletics championships.

Warner withdrew from the competition Saturday morning in Tokyo due to a nagging Achilles injury that worsened over the last few days, a spokesperson for Athletics Canada said.

Warner explained in a social media post that an MRI revealed swelling and fluid, but no tear, in his Achilles tendon after he was under too much pain to finish his final warm-up before the decathlon.

"Because of this, and to avoid risking further damage, I’ve had to make the incredibly difficult decision to withdraw from competing at the World Championships," he wrote.

"I’m devastated, especially because I had been feeling so strong leading into this trip and was really looking forwar

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