Yomif Kejelcha’s marathon world record attempt in Valencia ended by injury

Ethiopian marathon runner Yomif Kejelcha, one of only two men to have broken the two-hour barrier in the marathon, has been forced to abandon his planned world record attempt in Valencia next month due to injury. Kejelcha had been targeting Sabastian Sawe's marathon world record. No further details about the nature of the injury were disclosed in the report.