Tanzania, April 17 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania top long distance runner Gabriel Geay failed to finish the 128th Boston Marathon due to feeling unwell.

That was revealed by Athletics Tanzania (AT) Secretary-General Jackson Ndaweka in an interview with The Citizen yesterday.

Ndaweka said Geay, who was placed second in the 2023 edition, was unable to continue the race when he reached the 21-kilometres mark on Monday.

According to Ndaweka, such situations are common among athletes, as it happened to Alphonce Simbu and Magdalena Shauri before.

"It's normal for athletes; you can start the race well and then you find yourself unable to continue despite making efforts.

"Even last year, Eliud Kipchoge finished in the sixth place with a time of...