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Kenyans remaining in the field now include defending champion Amos Kipruto, Kelvin Kiptum, and Geoffrey Kamworor.
The 2019 Amsterdam Marathon champion Vincent Kipchumba has been forced to withdraw from the elite men’s race at the 2023 TCS London Marathon on Sunday, April 23 due to an injury.
Kipchumba confirmed that he has patellar tendinopathy in his knee, a source of anterior knee pain, characterised by pain localised to the inferior pole of the patella.
He has a personal best time of 2:04:28 that he clocked to place second at the 2021 London Marathon. Kenyans remaining in the field now include defending champion Amos Kipruto, Kelvin Kiptum, and Geoffrey Kamworor.
The elite men’s race will be the first time in history that two men who have run inside two hours and two minutes will be together on the same start line.
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17:53 - 31.03.2023
ATHLETICS Sharon Lokedi reveals reason for Boston Marathon withdrawal
This was to be her second marathon in her running career.
They include Kenenisa Bekele (ETH), the second-fastest marathon man ever with a PB of 2:01:41, and Kiptum, the winner of the 2022 Valencia Marathon and the fastest marathon debutant in history (2:01:53).
With Ethiopia's Birhanu Legese (PB 2:02:48) also in the field, it means the men’s field will also have three of the five fastest men in marathon history on the start line. World champion Tamirat Tola (ETH) will also return to London.
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21:35 - 07.04.2023
ATHLETICS Peres Jepchirchir maintains eyes on the women's world marathon record
She will be making her debut at the London Marathon on Sunday, April 23.
In the women’s field, British duo Charlotte Purdue and Jess Piasecki, plus Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa, the 2022 BMW Berlin Marathon champion, have also been forced to withdraw from the elite women’s race due to injuries.
Purdue, the fourth-fastest British woman of all time over the marathon distance with a personal best time of 2:23:26 set at the 2021 London Marathon, has suffered a pubic bone stress response.
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08:49 - 23.02.2023
ATHLETICS Kamworor shifts focus to London Marathon after disappointing World X Country Champs
Kamworor said the World Cross-country championships were a great preparation ahead of the marathon.
Piasecki is the second-fastest British woman ever over 26.2 miles (2:22:25) and was scheduled to make her London Marathon debut but has picked up a hamstring injury.
Assefa, who is the fifth-fastest woman in marathon history (2:15:37) and was also scheduled to make her London Marathon debut next month, has tendonitis.
Sinead Diver (AUS) and Keira D’Amato (USA) have also had to withdraw from the elite women’s race due to injuries, but the 2023 field is still packed with quality, including the Kenyan duo of world record holder Brigid Kosgei (KEN) and the Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir. Sheila Chepkirui has also been added to the elite list.
The defending champion Yalemzerf Yehualaw (ETH) will also be in the mix. There are also two mouthwatering debuts with Olympic 5,000m and 10,000m champion Sifan Hassan (NED) and Commonwealth Games 10,000m gold medallist Eilish McColgan (GBR).
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