2019 London Marathon Diary: Tirunesh Dibaba, Cam Levins, Chris Derrick out

Tirunesh Dibaba, photo by PhotoRun.net

Chris Derrick, photo by PhotoRun.net

Tirunesh out of London

LONDON (GBR): Ethiopia’s Tirunesh Dibaba has pulled out of the London Marathon on 28 April due to “personal reasons,” informs organisers. Other notable withdrawals from the women’s race include Allie Kieffer from the United States, Switzerland’s Maude Mathys and Martina Strahl and Denmark’s Anna Holm Jorgensen, the daughter of Henrik Jorgensen, the 1988 London Marathon. Chris Derrick from the United States and Canada’s Cam Levins have both pulled out of the men’s race.

Cam Levins, photo by PhotoRun.net

Author

Alfonz Juck

Alfonz Juck is a husband, father, statistician, announcer, journalist, organizer, agent usw, following track and field since 1972. EME NEWS is a news service relating to the sport of athletics. It is published on daily basis with additional updates, as required. Copyright is held by Alfons Juck, TOP ATHLETICS, a.s., Krikova 10, 82107 Bratislava, Slovakia. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The redistribution and/or direct reproduction of material from EME NEWS is prohibited unless permission is given by c TOP ATHLETICS (such as being included in a subscription agreement).

View all posts