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Phillips Idowu is "disappointed" the British Olympic Association has made public its request to see his medical records in a bid to prove his fitness ahead of London 2012.

Idowu, one of Britain's main gold medal hopes heading into the Olympics, has been struggling with an injury concerning the nerve between his hip and knee and has not competed in the triple jump since a low-key meeting in Oregon on June 1, when he sat out the rest of the competition after completing three jumps.

The 33-year-old, who most recently withdrew from the London Grand Prix after aggravating his hip problem in the warm-up at Crystal Palace, opted not to travel for a warm-weather training camp in Portugal in order to continue his treatment in London.

With concerns growing over his fitness, the BOA wrote to the athlete asking details about the injury which is threatening his participation at this summers' Games.

However, speaking on behalf of his client, Idowu's agent Jonathan Marks said the 2009 world champion was not happy the request was made public.

Marks told BBC Sport: "He's incredibly disappointed and surprised as to why the BOA has chosen to do this. I can't understand the benefit to the athlete.

"We are more than happy to send the BOA the medical records. Our office has even had a call from a member of the BOA medical team who has also expressed surprise at the organisation's decision to go public with the request.

"Phillips is an athlete who's proven that if he gets to the start line then he is one of those athletes who can win a medal."

Idowu carried the Olympic Torch in Stratford on Saturday and he told the Evening Standard at the time: "I'm fine, I'm okay. Things are being blown out of proportion. Even if the build-up to the Games hasn't been what I wanted, I'll always come out and jump a season's best. I'll do everything I can to make sure I'm pain-free for the competition so that I can jump to the best of my abilities."

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