Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchil excluded from world championships

Peres Jepchirchill Kenyan athletes who have won the New York City Marathon and Boston Marathon, the Olympic Women’s Marathon Champions in the last 11 months, will not be able to compete in the 2022 World Championship due to continued injuries.

Runner told Kenya Nation She suffered a hip injury during training and was in pain throughout her leg.

Jepchirchill Won the Olympic title in Tokyo last year Defeat world record holders at 2:27:20 Brigid Kosgei And American runners Molly Seidel For money.

Peres Jepchirchill, who joined the Kenya World Championship Marathon team late, withdrew from the event due to a back injury. # WCHOregon22 https://t.co/MoJ4idsXmw

— Fast Women (@fast_women) July 11, 2022

The winners of the 2016 and 2020 World Half Marathon Championships said she was disappointed but didn’t want to exacerbate her injuries. Jepchirchir aims to return to the 2023 World Championships in Budapest before she begins defending the Olympic title at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

28-year-old marathoner Win the Boston Marathon And her debut NYC Marathon And it was added late to the Kenya World Championship team. Reigning world champion, Ruth Chepng’etic2022 Paris Marathon Champion Judith Jeptam And 2:17 marathon runners Angela Tanui..

Jepchirchill is not the only Olympic champion scratched by Eugene this week. Olympic and World 400m Champion Steven Gardiner The Bahamian also misses the championship with inflammation of the tendons. Gardiner Made a headline After running a 400m heat with a baggy T-shirt, he won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Gardiner has not lost the 400m race since 2017 and has achieved 23 consecutive victories.

Burundi Francine Niyonsaba She is also out of the championship as a slow scratch due to a stress fracture she suffered during training. She was one of the medals’ favorites, having participated in the women’s 5,000m and 10,000m women’s 5,000m and 10,000m women’s 800m silver medalist at the 2016 Olympic Games.

Niyonsaba Post to social media She had no choice but to withdraw from the 2022 World Championships. “My team and I have done everything we can to recover, but unfortunately I’m not ready to do what I want.”

At the Tokyo Olympics, Niyonsaba finished fifth in the national record of 30: 41.93 at 10,000m for women, but was disqualified from 5,000m due to a lane violation. After being 29 years old, he has adapted well to longer distances Forbidden to compete between 400m and 1,500m Due to the naturally high levels of testosterone. Niyonsaba is the only woman from Burundi to win an Olympic medal.

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