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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Flo Clifford

Britain’s Emile Cairess pulls out of London Marathon with injury

Emile Cairess has been forced out of the London Marathon with injury - (Getty)

British runner Emile Cairess has been forced to withdraw from this month’s London Marathon with a calf injury.

The 28-year-old had been expected to challenge Mo Farah’s British record of 2:05:11 at the race but will now miss it for the second year in a row, after an ankle tendon injury prevented him from taking part in 2025.

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