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Commonwealth Games: Illness knocks Philes Moraa Ongori out of Glasgow

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By JONATHAN KOMEN | Jul 23, 2014

Philles Moraa Ongori at the Keelu Resort in Iten where the marathon team is training for the Commonwealth Games.

Philes Moraa Ongori has been ruled out of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games that start today in the Scottish capital city due to a Hemorrhoid condition.

This emerged as while at least 18 athletes are yet to arrive here, most of them track athletes. Notable absentees include men’s 3,00m steeplechase, 5,000m, 10,000m and marathon.

Most of the athletes were in the Diamond League meetings in Monaco, among them David Rudisha and Jairus Kipchoge

Also expected are two cyclists and a para sportsperson. National Olympic Committee are yet to replace Ongori.

Ongori said she has had pain of an intensity she has never felt before. Former Berlin half marathon winner said she was in a good shape but her condition has made her lose an opportunity of a lifetime.

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“I have never felt such pain in my life. I was well prepared for the Games and my aim was to get gold which I was confident I would win,” said Moraa in Nakuru where she is recovering after undergoing an operation.

She is suffering from Hemorrhoid, a condition that attacks sensitive parts. She went to Valley Hospital where her surgery was successfully done by Dr Okech, Wachira, Ogindo and Kabochi. The operation was successful and she is now at her home in Nakuru. Her condition was communicated to Athletics Kenya and National Olympics Committee - Kenya (NOC-K) together with their management - Adidas.

Her husband John Ondari explained that Hemorrhoid is a condition caused by lack of water in the body when sports people train and dehydrate in the process. This causes stiffness in stool excretion that blocks the entire system or causes increased pressure on the veins in the pelvic and rectal area, causing blood pools to swell.

The athlete had the best time among her female team-mates who were set to run on July 27.

“We have been competing together (with Philemena Cheyech and Agnes Barsosio) and they had not beaten me,” added Ongori.