Olympic champion 🇳🇱 Sifan Hassan and 🇺🇸 Fiona O’Keeffe (last year’s top American) have scratched from the 2026 New York City Marathon due to injuries, New York Road Runners announced. Last night, O’Keeffe shared the following update on Instagram: “Went to the Steadman Clinic in Vail last week for a proximal hamstring repair surgery. An MRI at the end of September showed that the old partial tear I got leading into Boston had turned into a fully retracted tendon tear on the left side, so surgery was the next logical step. I’m grateful to all the medical professionals and my team for helping me access the best care. It’s going to be a long road back, but I’m looking forward to the small milestones along the way. Thanks to all my family & friends who have been in my corner all this time.” O’Keeffe ran a personal best of 2:22:49 to break the American course record in New York. She withdrew from April’s Boston Marathon. Hassan withdrew from April’s London due to an Achilles injury. S...