Merry has undergone two foot operations
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Britain's Katharine Merry will miss the Olympic Games in Athens because of an ongoing foot injury.
Merry, who won a bronze medal in the 400m at the Sydney Olympics, has struggled with the problem since 2001.
"To say it's frustrating would be a massive understatement," she told The Daily Telegraph newspaper.
"I was desperate to get back for Athens but I've decided not to race this summer because I just wouldn't be in shape to run as well as I need to."
Merry, 29, has had two operations on her foot. She missed 2002
altogether and ran only rarely in 2003.
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