Overview
- Kevin Mayer officially withdrew from the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo and will not compete again this year due to an ongoing thigh injury.
- He described the thigh injury as the most severe of his career and anticipates a lengthier recovery period.
- Since setting the world record of 9,126 points in 2018, he has withdrawn from the 2023 World Championships in Budapest and missed the Paris 2024 Olympics due to severe tendon injuries.
- His absence in Tokyo leaves the field open for rivals Leo Neugebauer and Niklas Kaul.
- Mayer plans to complete rehabilitation with the aim of returning for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.