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Kenya's Jepchirchir out of world championship marathon with injury

April 18, 2022 Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir celebrates winning the elite women's race REUTERS

Olympic women's marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya will miss the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon, due to a right hip injury, her agent told Reuters on Monday.

Jepchirchir was one of the favourites for the title having also won the New York marathon last year as well as the Boston Marathon in April.

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