Ethiopia Wins Big As American Rival Repeats The Miracle From 2017 in New York City Marathon 2023

The New York City Marathon is running at its peak and is finally over. It is the largest and longest marathon in the world with over 50,000 participants. And this year it was held today on the 5th of November with many celebrities already watching it such as Luke Macfarlane, Matt James, and many more. 

Among the men’s Marathon, Tamirat Tola and Jemal Yimer were leading. They’re way ahead of the competition with a  finish time of 2:04:17. However, this race was fully unpredictable, and finally we have a winner: Tamirat Tola who repeated history again.

Tamirat Tola’s Dominance in the Men’s Open Division

Recently TCS open division shared a post on X  and captioned it as, “In the men’s open division, Tamirat Tola’s 40K time is 1:58:08, with Albert Korir 2nd in 2:00:06.”

Tamirat Tola is an Ethiopian marathon runner who has won several major international marathons such as the 2023 Tokyo Marathon and the 2023 Sydney Marathon. Tola is known for his strong finishing kick. Albert Korir gave him tough competition as well. Albert is also a long-distance runner with many awards in hand.

Finally, Tola secured a spot for himself in Paris. Ethiopia secured 1st and 3rd place, while Kenya came in 2nd. It’s not the first time he has made Ethiopia proud; he did the same in 2017.

Ethiopian Dominance and Dramatic Setbacks in 2017

Ethiopia’s Tamirat Tola set a new course record at the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon, completing the race in 2:04:11 during the IAAF Gold Label Road Race. Meanwhile, his compatriot, Worknesh Degefa, secured a sixth consecutive Ethiopian victory in the women’s race with a time of 2:22:36. However, the highly anticipated world record attempt by Kenenisa Bekele faced an early setback as he fell at the race’s start and later had to withdraw due to injuries sustained in the fall. Tamirat Tola’s impressive performance showcased his significant progress in the marathon, even though he expressed some dissatisfaction with his finishing time.

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Tola and his fellow runners set a blistering pace, with a lead pack of eight passing the 10km mark in 28:57. By the halfway point, the group had reduced to six runners, reaching 1:01:33. Bekele’s fall at the start prevented him from keeping up with the leaders, and he dropped out after his calf muscle tightened. Tola maintained his lead and eventually secured victory shortly before the 30km mark, although he fell just one second short of the world record pace at 1:27:39. With a comfortable lead by 35km, Tola could ease off the pace.

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