(CNN) -- American sprinter Tyson Gay will miss the remainder of the athletics season after undergoing surgery on a hip problem. Gay, 28, will now miss the world championships in Daegu, South Korea, which are set to get under way on August 27. The former 100 and 200 meters world champion had an arthroscopic procedure on Tuesday and will now focus on preparing for the 2012 season and the Olympic Games in London. "Dr. Marc Philippon from the Steadman Philippon Research Institute in Colorado in the USA, performed an arthroscopic procedure to address an impingement in Tyson's right hip and to correct a labral tear that has been bothering him for some time," read a statement from Gay's manager on the IAAF web site.
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American sprinter Tyson Gay has been ruled out for the rest of the athletics season
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Gay, 28, has undergone hip surgery and will now focus on preparations for 2012
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The former world champion had set the fastest 100 meters time this year
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