As soon as Oceania marathon record holder Brett Robinson knew that his Paris Olympic Games dream was over, he knew he wanted to be the one to tell his replacement, Andy Buchanan, the news.
Tune into the ABC's live radio coverage of the GamesJust two weeks out from appearing in his third Olympics, Robinson had to make a "brutal" choice to withdraw from the Games due to an ongoing glute injury.
While that is true, what his nearest and dearest should also be proud of is just how well he is taking the disappointment. On the For The Kudos podcast Robinson runs with Joel Tobin-White, Buchanan said he was initially surprised when he saw that Robinson was calling him. "It's hard to go past Kipchoge, which is crazy to say because 21 years ago he was in Paris winning a world champs in the 5K," Robinson said." already got a medal last night in the in the 5K, so. We'll see what she can do, but, she is a great athlete.
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