Dayron Robles pulls out of Paris meet

Dayron Robles, the defending Olympic champion and world-record holder in the 110-meter hurdles, has pulled out of Friday's Diamond League meet in Paris, complaining of soreness in both legs.



Robles' manager Santiago Antunez says if the athlete recovered from the injury soon he will run in a Diamond League meet on July 22 in Monaco.



Antunez said Robles will return to Cuba in late July for a break before a meet in London on August 14 and another in Zurich on August 19.



Track and field fans were looking forward to a showdown in Paris between Robles, who ran 13.01 last week in Lausanne, and American David Oliver, who clocked the season's best time of 12.90 at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon earlier this month.



Robles holds the world record of 12.87.