Francine Niyonsaba (of Burundi) has a time of 1:56:72 in the women's 800 and was supposed to be the favorite for Moscow.... where is she? although her not being there is great news for Americans!
Francine Niyonsaba (of Burundi) has a time of 1:56:72 in the women's 800 and was supposed to be the favorite for Moscow.... where is she? although her not being there is great news for Americans!
Injured, apparently.
she hurt her hamstring.
Niyonsaba is apparently back in full force as she ran 1:57.62 to win in Rieti over the weekend!!
The now 22-year old Niyonsaba was a junior phenom in 2012. After placing sixth in the Olympics in her first year on the circuit, she ran her 1:56.59 pb to win the Brussels DL to close out her 2012 campaign. In 2013, she was on fire early in the seaason, going three for three on the DL circuit, winning DL meets in Shanghai, Eugene and Paris.
Then nothing. No races the rest of the year in 2013 and none in 2014.
If you know the details of her injury, please post them here.
Clearly looks like a case of support for Nick Willis phrase of "Talent doesn't go away."