FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tirunesh Dibaba withdraws from 2019 Virgin Money London Marathon
Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba has withdrawn from the 2019 Virgin Money London
Marathon for personal reasons.
The three-time Olympic champion and current 5,000m world record holder was
second in the 2017 Virgin Money London Marathon when she set a personal
best (PB) of 2:17:56, making her the fifth fastest female marathon runner
in history.
Dibaba, 33, is one of a handful of notable changes to the fields for the
elite men and elite women races since they were first released at the end
of January.
2019 Virgin Money London Marathon start lists
USA's Allie Kiefer, who was seventh at last November's TCS New York City
Marathon, has withdrawn as has Denmark's Anna Holm Jorgensen – the daughter
of Henrik Jorgensen, the 1988 London Marathon champion who died earlier
this year.
Swiss pair Maude Mathys and Martina Strahl have both also pulled out, as
has Ireland's Emma Mitchell and the British duo Eleanor Davis and Laura
Graham.
In the elite men's race, North American pair Chris Derrick (USA) and Cam
Levins (CAN) are the biggest name withdrawals while Mikael Ekvall (SWE) and
Matt Sharp (GBR) are both also no longer running.
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