Tri world champ Gomez Noya out of Rio
AP
Five-time triathlon world champion Javier Gomez Noya will miss the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro after breaking his arm during training.
The Spanish triathlon federation says Gomez Noya fell while riding his bicycle on Wednesday.
Federation general secretary Alicia Garcia says that "it is impossible for him to recover in time" and he will undergo an operation on Thursday (Friday AEST).
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A photo Gomez Noya has posted on social media shows his left arm in a sling.
The 33-year-old won the ITU world championship in 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014 and 2015.
He was the Olympic silver medallist in London in 2012 and placed fourth at the 2008 Beijing Games.
The men's triathlon event will be held on August 18.
