Williams pulls up in marathon
Bahamian long distance runner continues to ask for financial support Bahamian distance runner O’Neil Williams (left).
Faced with serious financial restraints, and a nagging Achilles injury, Bahamian long distance runner O’Neil Williams might have encountered one too many hurdles in his attempt to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games in the men’s marathon.
The now 38-year-old Olympic hopeful was forced to pull up in the Marathon Izmir 2021 10K (10-kilometer) Virtual Run in Izmir, Turkey, on Sunday, as he was bothered by Achilles tendonitis that he suffered while training in Iten, Kenya. Williams has been in Kenya training for the past 10 years in hopes of becoming the first Bahamian to ever qualify for the Olympics, or any world championships event, in marathon running. He is the lone marathon runner in The Bahamas today.