South Africa’s long distance runner Elroy Gelant had to pull out of the London Marathon last week due to injury-related pain. The 34-year-old Potchefstroom-based marathon runner decided to abort his participation in the event at the 16-kilometer mark due to severe back pain. The Boxer running club star blamed his UK performance on lack of time to prepare for the event. In particular, he highlighted that South Africa’s covid-19 lockdown, which started in late March, made things difficult for professional athletes. Gelant said that while he kept his supplement regimen up, he found it hard to “take to the streets” to keep himself in shape.

Source: Nigerian Tribune October 12, 2020 14:26 UTC