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Marathon record holder Mary Keitany retires after injury
Updated On: 23 September, 2021 09:40 AM IST | London | AP
The 39-year-old Kenyan said pandemic-related travel restrictions have stopped her from coming to Europe to get treatment on an injury sustained in 2019
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Marathon runner Mary Keitany retired from the sport on Wednesday because of a back injury, ending a career in which she won multiple races in London and New York and set the world record for a women-only race.
The 39-year-old Kenyan said pandemic-related travel restrictions have stopped her from coming to Europe to get treatment on an injury sustained in 2019. "Every time I thought I had got over the injury and started training hard, it became a problem again,` Keitany said. "So now is the time to say goodbye ` if only as an elite runner ` to the sport I love so much."
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