Running: Lel withdraws from London Marathon with injury
Associated Press
LONDON — Three-time champion Martin Lel has withdrawn from Sunday's London Marathon after failing to recover from a hip injury.
The 30-year-old Kenyan says Saturday that he doesn't want to take any risks with the right hip, which he injured during his final training session last weekend.
He says while the injury is not serious, the pain means he won't be at his best.
Lel won the event in 2005 and again in the past two years. He was trying to become the first runner to win the London Marathon four times.
