Cindy Roleder out of London World Champs, with back issues

Cindy Roleder, photo by PhotoRun.net

Cindy Roleder, Germany, is out of the World Championships. The 2015 World Championship bronze medalist over 100 meters, 2016 European Outdoor gold medalist at 100 meters, Cindy took fifth in the Rio Olympics. In 2017, Roleder won the 2017 European indoor Athletics championships over 60 meter hurdles, held in Belgrade, Sebia in March. Per @emenews, Cindy Roleder has an inflamation of the sciatica, a painful condition in the back that requires rest.

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RunBlogRun met Cindy at the European Indoors and enjoyed our conversation. A fine athlete, we look forward to seeing her back in 2018 for the European Championships.

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Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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