World Championship marathon without Olympic champion Sifan Hassan

She wants to concentrate on Sunday's marathon in Sydney, the Dutchwoman announced.

For the first time, this marathon will be one of the World Marathon Majors, the most important marathon races in the world, alongside six others, including those in London and New York.

"In two or three weeks, I don't even know if I will have recovered," Hassan explained, adding that she "can hardly run in the days after a marathon".