Published Wed, Apr 21 10 05:07 PM
Australian Paralympic marathon champion Kurt Fearnley may still defend his London title on Sunday after initially announcing he had withdrawn because of flight disruptions caused by the volcanic ash from Iceland.
On Wednesday, a London marathon spokeswoman said the Australian airline Qantas was trying to arrange a flight for Fearnley.
"We are waiting to hear," she said.
Fearnley, who broke the course wheelchair record last year, said on Tuesday he would not be able to get to Britain in time to compete.
"I am feeling pretty gutted at not being able to come to London but there is nothing I can do," he said.
The spokeswoman said no elite athletes had yet been forced to pull out of the race because of transport problems. Organisers have arranged for a private aircraft to pick up Olympic gold medallist and defending men's champion Sammy Wanjiru from Kenya.
Race officials have been monitoring air pollution levels as a result of the volcano. The spokeswoman said they were presently at acceptable levels.
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