Medal hope Gavin out of Olympics 
British gold medal prospect Frankie Gavin has pulled out of the Olympic Games having failed to make his weight.
The lightweight world amateur champion is now expected to fly home from the Team GB training camp in Macau.
"Regrettably it is clear that Frankie will not make his weight before tomorrow morning's weigh-in," admitted head coach Terry Edwards on Thursday.
The 23-year-old's exit is a huge blow for Team GB as he was one of the squad's brightest medal hopes.
He had beaten every major competitor in his Olympic class after becoming the first Briton to win an amateur world title in Chicago last year.
"Frankie has been working his whole boxing career towards the Olympic Games and he is obviously completely devastated," added Edwards.
"My advice to him has been to take stock over the next couple of weeks and I will talk to him about his future as soon as I get home."
Gavin, from Birmingham, was supremely confident ahead of Beijing, telling BBC Sport: "I should win (at) the Olympics."
But BBC boxing commentator Mike Costello said he had struggled to make the weight all year.
"For the first time in his life he has been training like a professional not an amateur, and he has been getting bigger as a result and fighting a running battle with his weight."
Costello said Gavin was not able to step up to the heavier class because fellow British boxing team-mate Bradley Saunders had already qualified in the light-welterweight.
"At the Olympics, the boxers have to make the weight every day they box," said Costello.
"Even if he had made the first weigh-in he might have struggled afterwards. Dehydration might have become a real problem." Team GB chief Simon Clegg, confirming Gavin's departure from the squad, said: "It is always regretful when an athlete who has qualified for the Olympic Games is unable to compete. "The BOA's focus is now to support its remaining 312 Team GB athletes who begin competing this Saturday."
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