Brazilian marathon runner De Lima set to miss Beijing

The Brazilian runner who was attacked while leading the marathon at the 2004 Olympics, will miss the Beijing Games because of injury.

Vanderlei de Lima was leading with around six kilometres to run in Athens when a former Irish priest Cornelius Horan ran across the course and bundled him into the crowd.

He struggled free and despite losing 20 seconds went on to finish third.

However a nagging injury in the back of his left thigh has ruled him out on Sunday's Prague marathon, his last chance to qualify.

story courtesy Radio New Zealand

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