Torun (Poland) (AFP)

French pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie, injured in his right calf, withdrew from the European Athletics Championships in Torun (Poland), the French Federation (FFA) announced on Friday.

The 2012 Olympic champion, whose duel with world record holder Armand Duplantis was to be one of the highlights of this Euro, was to enter the competition on Saturday during the qualifications of the pole vault competition.

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