Shock as Kenenisa Bekele withdraws from London Marathon
A handout picture released by the the London Marathon on September 30, 2020 shows Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele speaking to the media via Zoom in a virtual and socially distanced press conference from inside the official hotel and biosecure bubble for the historic elite-only 2020 Virgin Money London Marathon to be held on 4th October.
Photo credit: Bob Martin | London Marathon | AFP
What you need to know:
The world was eagerly anticipating a ‘battle royale’ between the world’s two fastest marathon runners at the Virgin Money London Marathon this Sunday.
London was going to be the first race back for Kenenisa after his astonishing performance at the 2019 BMW Berlin Marathon where he was only 2 seconds removed from the world record.
Kenenisa Bekele on Friday shocked the world after withdrawing from Sunday's Virgin Money London Marathon.
Here is the full statement from his management company Global Sports Communication:
