Marathon News - Marathoner Kastor Has Broken Foot

Aug-17-2008

Marathoner Kastor Has Broken Foot
by David Monti
(c) Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved

BEIJING (17-Aug) -- U.S. marathon record holder Deena Kastor sustained a broken foot earlier today during the early stages of the women's Olympic Marathon here, USA Track & Field reported.

Kastor, the 2004 Olympic bronze medalist at the marathon, felt a pop in her right foot just before the 5 km mark, forcing her to abandon the race. She sat on the pavement holding her foot, before rising to limp off of the course and get medical attention.

Ray Flynn, Kastor's agent, told USATF that an x-ray showed that the foot was broken.