Marathon: Peres Jepchirchir comes back strongly and warns off the competitionSlowed down by injury, Peres Chepchirchir is not far from getting back to her best. Will Peres Jepchirchir soon be back on top? There had been doubts about Jepchirchir when she came third in the London Marathon in April. She became the first woman to win gold at the Olympic Games and the titles in New York and Boston. Unfortunately, Jepchirchir began to develop a hip problem and her last outing of 2022 was a defeat to Hellen Obiri at the Great North Run half marathon.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 23, 2023 09:41 UTC