Kuwait Times

Olympic champ Chalmers to have heart surgery

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SYDNEY:

Australian Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers yesterday pulled out of July’s world titles in Budapest to have surgery for a worsening heart condition. The Rio 100m gold medallist suffers from supraventr­icular tachycardi­a (SVT), which occasional­ly causes his heart to race but is not normally life threatenin­g. It forced the teenager to miss Australia’s national short course championsh­ips late last year, and his doctor and coach have now decided he needs surgery sooner rather than later to help prolong his career. “The symptoms have reached a point where I must act to ensure I am in peak physical condition for next year’s Commonweal­th Games trials and hopefully the Commonweal­th Games,” said the 18-year-old of the event on home soil at the Gold Coast. “There is never a good time for this type of procedure but given I’ve suffered from these symptoms during two of the past three major meets, and following my doctors advice, I have made the tough decision to withdraw (from Budapest).” —AFP

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