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Summary Britain's Phillips Idowu crashed out in qualifying at London Olympics on Tuesday.
The 33-year-olds participation in his home Games had been shrouded in doubt after he pulled out of the national athletics teams final training camp with a hip injury.While the Beijing silver medalist has defended his preparations, he failed to make the qualifying mark of 17.10 meters, finishing outside the top 12 in 14th place with a best jump of 16.53.
