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- MB: Ollie Hoare pulls out of Worlds due to hernia injury "I have a small grade 1 sports hernia and significant swelling in the pubic sythnesis, athletic pubalgia," writes Hoare on Instagram.
- Ugandan paper says Jacob Kiplimo is doubtful for the 5000 at Worlds, likely will opt only for 10,000 They say he's prioritizing getting ready for World Half as compared to sticking around and doing the 5000.
*MB: Good news for Jakob: Rumor from Uganda is Jacob Kiplimo will opt out of the 5000, only do 10,000 at Worlds - Natasha Wodak crushed one of her last pre-Budapest key marathon workouts She ran 3 x 5k at marathon pace faster than she did when she ran her Canadian record of 2:23:12. *Video
- TFN profiles US steeple champ Kenneth Rooks who gained 25 lbs and could only manage a 4:55 mile in a time-trial during his Mormon mission
- Ferdinand Omanyala's running one final pre-Worlds race at the Josko Lauf Meet in Austria on Saturday
- Michael Johnson tips Omanyala to be 1st African to win 100m medal but wonders if him being so jacked prevents him from sprinting efficiently
- Czech javelin star Jakub Vadlejch hopes to win 1st global gold in 2023 at age 32 "I feel the strongest I ever have done. Everything in training is better than ever.”
‒US steeple champ Kenneth Rooks talking in a TFN profile talking about the doubts he had during his extended Mormon mission during the Covid-19 pandemic.