Article: Kenyan marathon star to replace injured Cheruiyot at Olympics

Kenyan marathon star to replace injured Cheruiyot at Olympics

NAIROBI, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's athletic officials said late Saturday that world marathon champion Luke Kibet who had been selected as a reserve will replace injured Robert Cheruiyot in the men's marathon squad

The 29-year-old Cheruiyot pulled out of the Beijing Olympic Games on Saturday after aggravating a thigh injury he first sustained in Italy.

Cheruiyot won last year's inaugural world marathon masters, a combination of the world's top marathons.

Three-times London marathon winner Martin Lel and Samuel Wansiru will also run for Kenya in the Olympic marathon on Aug. 24.

"I first injured my thigh while training in June ...

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