Chepngetich and Jepchirchir out of London Marathon

4 minggu yang lalu

World grounds holder Ruth Chepngetich has pulled retired of nan London Marathon on pinch defending champion Peres Jepchirchir.

Kenya's Chepngetich, 30, became nan first female to timepiece a sub-two hr 10 infinitesimal clip astatine nan 2024 Chicago marathon, but said she was not fresh for adjacent weekend's race.

Chepngetich said she was "very sad to miss nan race" but she hoped "to beryllium back" for nan London Marathon successful 2026.

"I'm not successful nan correct spot mentally aliases physically to title my champion successful London and I americium truthful withdrawing," she added.

Fellow Kenyan Jepchirchir, who won past year's London Marathon successful a grounds clip of 2 hours 16 minutes 16 seconds, will miss nan title pinch an ankle injury.

"Winning past year's London Marathon was 1 of nan highlights of my profession and I was very overmuch looking guardant to returning this twelvemonth to take sides my title," 31-year-old Jepchirchir said.

"Unfortunately, my wounded has made this intolerable but I americium focused connected getting patient again and dream to return to London again successful nan early erstwhile I'm afloat fit."

In nan absence of Chepngetich and Jepchirchir organisers person announced that their compatriot Vivian Cheruiyot will return a spot successful nan elite field.

Cheruiyot, 41, has tally nan London Marathon 3 times and won it successful 2018.

Tigst Assefa (Eth)

Sifan Hassan (Ned)

Joyciline Jepkosgei (Ken)

Megertu Alemu (Eth)

Stella Chesang (Uga)

Vivian Cheruiyot (Ken)

Haven Hailu Desse (Eth)

Susanna Sullivan (US)

Charlotte Purdue (GB)

Sofiia Yaremchuk (Ita)

Rose Harvey (GB)