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Kluft will not defend heptathlon gold

Carolina Kluft will not take part in the heptathlon at the Beijing Olympics
Carolina Kluft will not take part in the heptathlon at the Beijing Olympics

Olympic champion Carolina Kluft will not defend her heptathlon title at the Beijing Olympics in August, she told Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet.

'I can understand that a lot of people will not understand my choice and there will be questions but my motivation is not enough for the heptathlon,' she said in an interview.

'It takes 1000% commitment and for the past two years I have not had the same hunger.'

She said she would compete in the long jump and triple jump in Beijing.

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