Press Release - London Marathon - 9/23/22

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                        Changes to 2022 elite fields:         

              Brigid Kosgei withdraws while world championships       
      silver medallist Judith Korir joins the 2022 TCS London Marathon

World record holder Brigid Kosgei withdraws

Kosgei, the two-time London Marathon champion, has been struggling with a 
minor hamstring injury that has interrupted her preparations for this 
year's race, which takes place on Sunday 2 October.

After consultations with her coach and management team, Kosgei has now 
decided to withdraw from the 2022 TCS London Marathon to avoid making the 
injury worse.

Kosgei said: "I have been struggling over the past month with an issue in 
the hamstring of my right leg. 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 won the London Marathon in 2019 and 2020. She was fourth last year 
after winning a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

In 2019 she set the women's world record of 2:14:04 at the Bank of America 
Chicago Marathon. This year, she won the Tokyo Marathon in 2:16:02, the 
fourth-fastest time in history.

The 2022 TCS London Marathon elite women's race will still feature a 
world-class field, headed by reigning champion Joyciline Jepkosgei (KEN) 
and Yalemzerg Yehualaw (ETH), the fastest marathon debutant in history. 

Judith Korir confirmed for the elite women's race

Judith Korir, the silver medallist in the women's marathon at this year's 
World Championships, is a late addition to the elite women's field of the 
2022 TCS London Marathon on Sunday 2 October.

Korir (KEN) won this year's Paris Marathon in April before finishing 
runner-up in the World Championships in Oregon in July. She was originally 
scheduled to be a pacemaker in this year's TCS London Marathon but has now 
opted to race over the full distance.

In other updates to the elite women's field, Great Britain's Samantha 
Harrison has withdrawn from the race, as have Ethiopian pair Girmawit 
Gebrzihair and Ababel Yeshaneh and Canada's Lanni Marchant.

Vincent Kipchumba and Mosinet Geremew out of the elite men's field

In the men's field, the runner-up in the last two London Marathons, Kenya's 
Vincent Kipchumba has had to withdraw due to injury, while Mosinet Geremew 
(ETH), who was third last year and the silver medallist in the marathon at 
this summer's World Championships, has also withdrawn.

The full list of pacemakers for the elite men and women's race has also 
been announced. The men's pacers include a long list of leading British 
endurance talent including Marc Scott, Andy Butchart, Emile Cairess and Ben 
Connor. Calli Thackery and Clara Evans are among the Brits pacing in the 
elite women's race.

To view the full Start Lists for the 2022 TCS London Marathon, take a look 
at our Media Resources.

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