Rising Italian sprint star Kelly Doualla, 15, will not compete at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo this September. The Italian Athletics Federation (Fidal) announced that Doualla, a double gold medalist at the European Under-20 Championships, “has renounced the possibility of being included in the 4x100m relay group” scheduled to travel to Japan. Doualla’s coach, Walter Monti, communicated to federation leadership “the athlete’s decision to withdraw from potential inclusion in the Italian national team” set to participate in the World Championships.
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