Absence comes amid difference of opinion with UKA’s MaguireNews is the latest bump in the road for team before Budapest
Britain’s preparations for the World Athletics Championships are facing more turbulence with Darren Campbell, the popular head of sprints and relays, no longer with the team as they fly to Budapest.
Officially Campbell is on sick leave, but the Guardian also understands that his absence comes amid differences of opinion with the UK Athletics technical director, Stephen Maguire, including over the direction of the 4x100m relay team.
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