Positive COVID test rules Azimeraw out of London Marathon
The HinduDegitu Azimeraw, who won the Amsterdam Marathon in a course record as a 20-year-old last year, and fellow Ethiopian and top coach Haji Adelo, will be absent from Sunday's London Marathon after testing positive for COVID-19, organisers said on Tuesday. Azimeraw, who ran a stunning 2 hours, 19.26 minutes on her debut over the distance last October, had been hoping to challenge world record holder Brigid Kosgei and fellow Kenyan Ruth Chepngetich in the women's elite-only race being held on a multi-lap, bio-secure circuit in London's St James's Park. Brasher said that many elements of Kipchoge's sub-two hour run in Vienna, also on a multi-lap course, last October had been incorporated into Sunday's race, where the athletes will run almost 20 laps, and where, weather-dependent, a fast time is expected. READ | Brasher said it was probably his proudest achievement in helping stage Sunday's race, which will be held alongside a “virtual event” where 40,000 people will cover the marathon distance at a venue of their choice.
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