Great Britain's Jenny Meadows has withdrawn from this afternoon's 800m final at the European Indoor Championships in Prague because of illness.

The 33-year-old scraped through to the final yesterday, but her viral condition has since worsened, causing her to withdraw from the race at the O2 Arena.

"I'm really disappointed not to be running today," Meadows said in a British Athletics statement. "I went to bed really hopeful that I could compete and knowing that anything can happen in an indoor final.

"I've deteriorated further overnight and following discussions with medical staff and my coach, this could be one push too far for myself.

"I would have given everything I have got in me over those four laps, but I am serious about doing well in the outdoor season this year and that has to be the bigger picture."

Meadows won gold in the 2011 European Indoor 800m final in Paris.