world number one jenny meadows has been forced to pull out of sunday's 800 metres final at the european indoor championships in prague through illness the 33 year old, who has been battling a virus, admitted on saturday when she scraped into the final on appeal that she would be unlikely to do herself justice in the medal race a statement from british athletics confirmed the wigan athlete had withdrawn from the race at the o2 arena following a medical at the team hotel after her condition worsened overnight jenny meadows (centre) has withdrawn from the european indoor championships due to illness  meadows said: 'i'm really disappointed not to be running today i went to bed really hopeful that i could compete and knowing that anything can happen in an indoor final 'i've deteriorated further overnight and following discussions with medical staff and my coach, this could be one push too far for myself 'i would have given everything i have got in me over those four laps, but i am serious about doing well in the outdoor season this year and that has to be the bigger picture' british athletics performance director neil black added: 'we're massively disappointed for jenny that she can't take her place on the start line' the runner admits she struggled in the semis and was in no fit state to take part in the final race  meadows is fully focused on the outdoor season following her withdrawal from the indoor championships 
jenny meadows the 800 metres british athletics overnight
jenny meadows forced to pull out of the 800 metres final through illness . the runner admitted she wasn't fully fit for the heats and semi finals . british athletics confirmed her virus had worsened overnight 