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Thursday, 25 May 2006 |
Australian swimming star Ian Thorpe delays his comeback
Olympic champion and Australian swimming superstar Ian Thorpe has delayed his comeback to the sport after pulling out of next month's Mare Nostrum Series in Monaco.
Ian Thorpe, 23, missed the Commonwealth Games in March due to ill health and then broke his hand.
"Ian's health and his hand are coming along well," said Australia's head coach Alan Thompson.
"But we feel he's not quite ready to race yet and he'll dedicate all his time to regaining full fitness."
The three-meet series from 3 June was to be Ian Thorpe's first contest since the Commonwealth Games Trials last January in which he won the 100m and 200m freestyle events.
A virus then forced him to leave the Melbourne Commonwealth Games before he injured his hand in an accident at his Sydney home.
"After talking it over with his coach Tracey (Menzies), Ian has decided that he will be better served staying in Sydney and training over the next couple of weeks," added Thompson in a Swimming Australia statement.
Although he has pulled out of the European tour, Alan Thompson says that Ian Thorpe is determined to be ready for the trials for next year's Fina World Championships in Melbourne.
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