Ethiopia's Fantu Magiso, one of the favorites for the Olympic women's 800 meters title, has been withdrawn from the Games, team officials said on Monday.

"Magiso won't be running in this Olympics after injuring her leg here during training," Ethiopian Federation technical manager Dube Jilo told reporters.

Magiso was the only female 800m runner in Ethiopia's team and was highly tipped to win the gold after beating Kenya's Olympic champion Pamela Jelimo in the Rome Diamond League meeting in June and having another impressive win at the New York Diamond League.