12 October 2022 | Athletics

Uganda’s long-distance runner Jacob Kiplimo has pulled out of the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon scheduled for this weekend.

Kiplimo was dubbed the biggest attraction of the race that is only returning after the Covid-19 pandemic.

The 21-year-old 10,000m Olympic and World bronze medallist revealed his withdrawal from the event on social media platforms on Tuesday.

“Friends of New Delhi and India I’m sorry I will not be in your country for the Vedanta Delhi half marathon. I wish all the runners best of luck and to the race organizers and sponsors to keep that race one of the best in the world (sync). I promise that one day I will be there,” Kiplimo said on his social media.

Jacob Kiplimo

According to Sportskeeda, Kiplimo’s team management is "yet to confirm whether he will compete or not.”

Kiplimo also won 5,000m and 10,000m gold at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. The race will be flagged off from the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on October 16.

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