On Friday, former Wichita State University track and field athlete Aliphine Tuliamuk ran in the Women’s Olympic Marathon for the United States.
Despite Tuliamuk’s efforts to accomplish running in the Olympic Marathon, she did not finish the race due to hip pain. According to a post on Instagram made by Tuliamuk, she had to drop out of the race at the 20k mark.
Even though she did not finish the race, running for the United States was something that Tuliamuk was proud of. Tuliamuk is originally from Tapach, Kenya. She made a statement about running for the United States on NBC after winning the Olympic Trials back in February of 2020.