- Milk became stiff in one of the back thighs after the last spell at the publisher and it has not yielded. It is not a rupture, but it does not allow him to go too full, and therefore he will not start today, says Gustaf Hultgren, Svärd Jacobsson's coach to the union.
Saturday's qualification would be the 25-year-old's debut at an outdoor World Cup. At the beginning of August, Svärd Jacobsson passed 5.71. The limit for moving on from Saturday's attempt was set at 5.75 in advance.
- It was a difficult decision to make, because Melker is in the shape of his life. But if you do not feel that you can achieve your maximum at a World Cup, we do not think that it is worth the risk to jeopardize the long-term planning for the coming season, where the Olympics is the main goal, says the coach.
The men's qualification in pole vault starts at 16.30.