Greg Rutherford pulls out of Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix

Greg Rutherford has pulled out of Saturday's Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix due to injury.

The Olympic and world long jump champion, who broke the British indoor record with a leap of 8.26m in Albuquerque earlier this month, said he made the decision after suffering a "small muscle tear".

He said: "I was planning on competing in Albuquerque again last Friday, but decided not to jump due to some minor pain I've felt during my warm-up routine.

"Unfortunately I'm still dealing with this and, while it hasn't been any easy decision, I have to withdraw from this week's Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix.

"The atmosphere during the 2014 Commonwealth Games was fantastic and I'm disappointed that I can't make it back to Glasgow, especially since my training was going very well.

"It's just a minor injury I'm dealing with, but you have to be smart in an Olympic year."

He added on Twitter: "It's never easy pulling out of competitions, especially when my competitive side kicks in. But I have to be smart with a small muscle tear."

Rutherford said he was still hoping to compete at the Indoor British Championships in Sheffield the following weekend.

The 29-year-old becomes the second high-profile withdrawal from the event at the Emirates Arena this weekend after an Achilles injury forced Jessica Ennis-Hill to miss the indoor season.

Rutherford had been due to face Paralympic champion Markus Rehm in Glasgow.