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Jepchirchir to warm up for Paris Olympics with London marathon

Peres Jepchirchir

Kenya's Olympic marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir wins her third world half marathon title at the at the inaugural World Athletics Road Running Championships in Riga, Latvia on October 1, 2023. 

Photo credit: Pool | World Athletics 

What you need to know:

  • The 30-year-old Jepchirchir is back in training, having recovered from a calf injury that saw her withdraw from the New York City Marathon on November 5 last year
  • Jepchirchir, the winner of the 2021 New York City Marathon and 2022 Boston Marathon, will be eying her third World Marathon Majors (WMM) victory after finishing third in the British capital last year
  • Jepchirchir said a good performance in London will be key to her Olympic title defence during the Paris Summer Games scheduled from July 26 to August 11 in the French capital

Olympic marathon champion, Peres Jepchirchir, is set for her second appearance at the London Marathon scheduled for April 21, this year in the British capital.

The 30-year-old Jepchirchir is back in training, having recovered from a calf injury that saw her withdraw from the New York City Marathon on November 5 last year.