The London Marathon will be run without one of the biggest names in the event.
Marathon world record holder Brigid Kosgei will miss the 2022 TCS London Marathon on Sunday due to a minor hamstring injury that she’s been dealing with.
“I have been struggling over the past month with an issue in the hamstring of my right leg,” she said in her announcement. “My training has been up and down and not the way I would like to prepare to be in top condition for the 2022 TCS London Marathon. We’ve decided it’s best I withdraw from this year’s race and get further treatment on my injuries in order to enter 2023 stronger than ever.”
Kosgei ran 2:14.04 in 2019 at the Chicago Marathon to not only win the event, but break the women’s marathon world record. She’s won five Major Marathons, including the London Marathon in 2019 and again in 2020.
She also took home the silver medal at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
