Double Olympic and four-time world triple jump champion Christian Taylor is set to miss the Tokyo Games after rupturing his Achilles tendon.

The American suffered the injury at Wednesday’s Golden Spike competition in the Czech Republic.

His coach Rana Reider said Taylor underwent surgery in Germany on Thursday, which “went well”.

“It was his right Achilles and a complete rupture,” Reider said. “It was a clean break and a clean surgery.

“They were able to repair