SYDNEY – Australia’s Olympic and world swimming champion Grant Hackett has pulled out of next year’s Commonwealth Games to undergo immediate surgery.
Hackett told a news conference in Melbourne yesterday that he had agreed to an operation this week to repair torn cartilage in his right shoulder. Hackett, unrivalled as the world’s best long-distance swimmer, said he was disappointed he would miss the Commonwealth Games in March for what is a relatively minor operation but said it was essential to his long-term plans.- Nampa-ReutersHackett, unrivalled as the world’s best long-distance swimmer, said he was disappointed he would miss the Commonwealth Games in March for what is a relatively minor operation but said it was essential to his long-term plans.- Nampa-Reuters
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