Posted: March 31, 2005

Athletics: Morris, Others Withdraw From London Marathon

From David Monti

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British Olympian Tracey Morris has withdrawn from the Flora London Marathon with an ankle injury she sustained at the Flora Liverpool Half-Marathon three weeks ago.

"It is incredibly disappointing to have to withdraw from London which is such a special race for me," said Morris in a press release.

At London last year, Morris came from nowhere to qualify for the British Olympic team by being the first British woman to finish the race. She finished 10th in 2:33:52, a shocking improvement of her personal best time by over an hour.

In the men's race, organizers confirmed the recently announced withdrawal by American Meb Keflezighi, the Olympic silver medalist, and also said that Australian Lee Troop and Tanzanian John Yuda had departed from the field.

The Flora London Marathon is scheduled for Sunday, April 17.