Had a very strange career. Was really considered a decent but second rank player prior to 1990. Became a global superstar in 1990. After 1990........went back to being a decent but second rank player again.
Hassan Yazdani after his shoulder surgery in France yesterday
(he had another shoulder surgery last year which wasn't great and we saw what happened in the Olympic final )
most people thought the Olympic final was the last match of his career but that's not his plan. he still wants to come back to win that 2nd Olympic gold after losing two Olympic finals in 2021 and 2024 in dramatic ways
even if everything goes well he will be out for 2025 season and will come back to the mat in 2026. he won World/Olympic medals from 2015 to 2024 and this means his 10-year streak will be broken
That will be very controversial- I can’t imagine closing off streets is that expensive baring in mind they are lots of city Marathons in the UK and they can’t all be that costly. Particularly if they did it in a fairly short loop and used parks etc.
Also it takes away an opportunity to actually have people attend something for free.
I wonder if the Atheltics community will try and fund that aspect.
Could also do a half marathon instead as the European champs have done.