Relieved Wanjiru eyes London race

Kenya’s Samuel Wanjiru, relieved that the protracted legal court battle with his wife were behind him, said yesterday he planned to return to serious training in preparation for the London marathon in April.

The 24-year-old Olympic champion, who was facing attempted murder charges, said he was happy to resume his marathon training following the termination of the case by the court, on the advice of his wife on Wednesday.

“I have been having a hard time since January, but now I can breathe a sigh of relief after she withdrew the case. We are now together, and she is really supporting me in my training,” Wanjiru told reporters.

The Kenyan won the London marathon in a time of 2:05:10 in 2009, but was forced to drop out of the race due to a knee injury last April.

He returned to win the Chicago marathon in October, beating the London marathon champion, Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia in a close finish.