Shorter Withdraws From L.A. Marathon
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Frank Shorter, the 1972 Olympic gold medalist in the marathon, has withdrawn from Sunday’s Los Angeles Marathon. Shorter said in a telephone interview Wednesday that he sprained his ankle during a training run last Sunday.
“I called the marathon organizers (in Los Angeles) on Monday,” Shorter said. “I knew when I couldn’t walk down a flight of stairs.”
Shorter said he will appear at a press conference here today and may run part of the race for fun.
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