Kenya’s three-time London marathon and four-time New York marathon winner Mary Keitany announced her retirement on Wednesday after a recurring hip injury stopped her from competing over the last two years. “After a lot of soul-searching, we decided with my manager (Italian Gianni Demadonna) that it was better for me to retire,” Keitany told AFP. “I picked up a hip injury in my last London marathon race in 2019, which has restricted my training and I’ve not been able to compete effectively since then,” the 39-year-old said. Keitany claimed a hat-trick of triumphs in New York between 2014 and 2016 and went on to become the first Kenyan woman to win the title four times when she was victorious again in 2018. In 2017, Keitany set a women’s-only record time of 2:17:01 at the London marathon, a race she won three times.

Source: The Guardian September 22, 2021 12:33 UTC