World record holder and two-time London Marathon champion, Brigid Kosgei has been forced to withdraw from the race due to a minor hamstring injury, organisers said yesterday.
Kosgei, who won the London Marathon in 2019 and 2020, was one of the favourites going into the event.
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She also won the Tokyo Marathon earlier this year after a silver medal at the Olympics last year.
Kosgei set a world record time of 2:14:04 in Chicago in 2019. She was upset in London last year when she finished fourth in a race won by her compatriot Joyciline Jepkosgei, who is set to headline the event this weekend.
