Drop in form sees Kluft opt out of Cork meet

CAROLINA KLUFT has abandoned her hopes of competing at Cork City Sports on Saturday as a slump in form has sent the Olympic, world and European champion back to her training base in Sweden for some fine tuning.

With 13 gold medals and two bronze from 16 major championships, the Swedish superstar made a sensational decision this year not to defend her Heptathlon title at the Beijing Olympics — opting instead for the long jump.

But she has failed to impress in any of her recent events to date — and has decided to go back home to train.