The London Marathon on Sunday will not be without its titled holder, Ethiopia’s Shura Kitata, despite the champion runner having to put up with a hamstring injury.
Eliud Kipchoge’s two-year reign as London Marathon champion ended last year when he was beaten by Kitata.
“I have some slight problems but still I am preparing to win and looking forward to it,” Kitata told reporters on Wednesday.
“I was prepared very well before the Olympics and just two weeks before I had a hamstring injury, that was a big pressure for me. Otherwise I have prepared well and I am feeling confident to run on Sunday.
“The hamstring and the pain is not really easy and when it is a very fast speed, there might be some problem but I am looking forward to doing what I did before.”