Over 40 Percent Of Competitors Withdraw From World Championship Marathon Run In Sweltering Qatari Heat

Of the 68 competitors that started the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships, 28 ended up withdrawing by the end, with at least one runner getting taken away in an ambulance while another was spotted in a wheelchair. The high dropout rate came as a result of terrible weather conditions in Doha, Qatar,"

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