Briton was third last year and fourth in Paris OlympicsHe had hoped to break Mo Farah’s British record
Emile Cairess’s hopes of becoming the fastest British runner over 26.2 miles have been put on hold after he was forced to pull out of the London Marathon with an ankle injury.
Cairess, who finished third in the race last year before coming fourth in the Paris Olympics, had been targeting Mo Farah’s national record of 2hr 5min 11sec. However, he will now miss April’s race due to an ongoing ankle tendon issue.
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