Chinanews Client, October 3rd. The London Marathon Organizing Committee announced on the 2nd local time that Ethiopian long-distance runner Becquer withdrew from the race due to a calf injury.

This means that the "War of the Century" between him and the marathon world record holder Kipchoge could not be staged as scheduled.

Data map: In the 2019 Berlin Marathon, Ethiopian Kenenisa-Becker (middle) won the men's championship in 2 hours, 1 minute and 41 seconds.

Photo source: Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lian Zhen


　　The 35-year-old Kenyan star Kipchoge is the well-deserved first man in the men's marathon.

Not only did he hold the world record, he also opened the door for 2 hours in an experimental challenge in October 2019, and finally finished the game in 1 hour, 59 minutes and 40 seconds.

　　Bekele is one of the most outstanding middle and long distance runners in history and has a brilliant sports career.

Before switching to the marathon, he won 3 Olympic gold medals and 5 World Championship gold medals.

Last year, Bekele was only 2 seconds away from the world record held by Kipchoge.

He is the creator of the second best result in marathon history, and has locked up his qualifications for the Tokyo Olympics.

Data map: On October 12, 2019, Kipjog became the first marathon runner in history to run 2 hours in the "159 Challenge" in Vienna, Austria, with a time of 1 hour, 59 minutes and 40 seconds.

　　Although he could not train with the team due to the epidemic, Bekeler admitted that he was in good shape.

However, after relatively intensive training before, some problems appeared in his left calf muscles.

Bekele has been undergoing treatment recently, but in the absence of improvement in his injury, he finally reluctantly made the decision to retire.

　　Bekeler has not participated in other full marathons since he ran 2 hours, 1 minute and 41 seconds in the Berlin Marathon last year.

Originally this weekend's London Marathon, Bekeler will stage a peak duel with Kipchoge, but this highly anticipated "War of the Century" failed in the end.

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