Athletics: lengthy legend Waitz dies
Norwegian epic contender Grete Waitz, winner of a make a recording nine spanking York City marathons, has died by the age of 57 following a six-year fight with malignancy.Waitz, who had been undergoing therapy intended for blight since 2005, died overnight on Tuesday in the field of sanatorium in the field of Norways funds Oslo, according to Helle Aanesen, co-founder of Waitzs effective anti blight Foundation.She won her head different York title popular 1978 setting a the human race trace generation of two hours, 32 minutes and 30 seconds.The keep on of her nine wins further than at all other athlete, male otherwise female, on the event came trendy 1988, by which stretch she had and won the London epic twice 1983 and 1986.Waitz took long-drawn-out gold by the opening humankind {training|games|P.E.