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Fit-again Olympic champ Anita Wlodarczyk arrives for Kip Keino Classic

Three-time Olympic champion Anita Wlodarczyk of Poland moments after she touched down at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on May 9, 2023 ahead of the Absa Kip Keino Classic set for May 13.

Photo credit: Sila Kiplagat | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Wlodarczyk, 37, sustained the injury while chasing down a thief who tried to break into her car.
  • Though Wlodarczyk single-handedly apprehended the thief and handed him to the police, she would be left nursing an injury that locked her out of competition for 10 months.

In June last year, the three-time Olympic champion Anita Wlodarczyk of Poland sustained a left thigh injury that required surgery.

Wlodarczyk, 37, sustained the injury while chasing down a thief who tried to break into her car.