Hassan pulls out of London Marathon with Achilles injury

 Dutch ⁠Olympic champion Sifan Hassan has withdrawn ​from the ​London Marathon due to an Achilles injury, race organisers said on Monday.
The 2023 winner, who suffered the injury during a ⁠training session six weeks ago, ⁠decided to pull out following a gruelling 2025 season in which she ran ‌several major marathons.
'I hoped ​the injury ⁠would settle, but as ​training progressed it ‌became clear that I wasn’t able to ​prepare at the level I expect from myself,' Hassan said. 'To compete at this level, you need to be in ‌perfect condition. I have to ​listen to my body and focus ​on ‌recovering ⁠properly.' Hassan, 33, is among the most decorated distance runners in ​history, holding three Olympic ⁠gold medals. ​At the Paris 2024 Olympics she won the marathon in an Olympic record time, adding to ​her 5,000 and 10,000-metre ​titles from Tokyo.