American star Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Olympic champion and world record holder in the 400m hurdles, announced on Friday that she was forced to give up competing at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest (August 19-27) due to a knee injury. .

“After speaking with my doctors and my coaches, I need to take care of a small problem with a knee in order to be fully operational for the Olympic Games-2024 next year,” said the athlete. 24 years old on his Instagram account. “I look forward to seeing everyone back on the track soon.”