Alistair Brownlee out of competition for rest of year

Double Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee announced over social media today that he will be undergoing surgery tomorrow for his chronic hip problem and thus will be out of competition for the remainder of the year. The British athlete was pegged as a favourite heading into next month’s Ironman 70.3 World Championship where he was set to race for the first time, building on his win at the Ironman 70.3 North American Championship in May.

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Tomorrow is a big day. After years of struggling with a chronic hip problem, I go under the knife. It has been a tough decision but suffering from an acute flare I am left with little option. Unfortunately it will take me away from competing for the rest of the year but I hope it will enable me to continue doing what I love for many years to come. In the mean time I'll get to enjoy a bit of Yorkshire relaxation which is a rare treat.

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“Unfortunately it will take me away from competing for the rest of the year but I hope it will enable me to continue doing what I love for many years to come,”he says.

Besides the 70.3 worlds, Brownlee will also have to withdraw from competition from the rest of the year in the Super League Triathlon including its September race near his hometown in Jersey, UK.