Abdi Abdirahman

Abdi Abdirahman celebrates after finishing third in the U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Tucsonan Abdirahman to miss Olympic Marathon trialsย 

Tucsonanย Abdi Abdirahman, a four-time Olympic distance runner, will not be able to compete in next weekโ€™s U.S. Olympic Marathon trials in Los Angeles. Abdirahman, a Pima College and UA grad, has a calf injury. At 39, he now plans to run the 10,000 meters at Juneโ€™s Olympic Track and Field Trials. He was a U.S. 10,000-meter Olympian in 2000 and 2004.ย 


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