Among other high profile injury withdrawals were women's 1500 m world record holder Genzebe Dibaba,[109] 10,000 m world record holder Almaz Ayana,[110] two-time shot put world champion David Storl,[111] Olympic women's pole vault medallist Eliza McCartney,[112] 2017 world sprint hurdles medallist Pamela Dutkiewicz,[113] world champion in the relay Chijindu Ujah,[114] world decathlon runner-up Rico Freimuth,[115] and former European champions Arthur Abele,[116] Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad, Timur Morgunov, Christophe Lemaitre,[117] and Morhad Amdouni.[118] World medallist Eilidh Doyle was absent due to pregnancy.[119]