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Tamirat Tola is counting on experience to drive him to another New York Marathon victory as bids to make further history.
Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola is looking to become the first man ever to win both the Olympics and in New York marathons in the same season as he gears up for the New York City marathon on Sunday, November 3.
The Ethiopian faces a herculean task to defend his title despite his remarkable 2024 season.
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07:30 - 13.09.2024
Evans Chebet out to silence Olympic champion Tamirat Tola at New York City Marathon
Evans Chebet has made his intentions clear ahead of his return to the Big Apple on Sunday, November 3.
A year ago, the Ethiopian distance runner captured his first marathon major in New York City, and in July, he became the first man from his country to win an Olympic marathon title since Sydney 2000. Now a national hero, he wants to defend his title in New York and is banking on the Paris experience.
"This is my favourite course. My coach gave me very hard training coming in; that’s very important for me. My body is OK. On Sunday we will see,” Tola told Olympics.com. The 33-year-old bagged bronze both at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2023 London Marathon.
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19:13 - 20.08.2024
No rest for Hellen Obiri & Tamirat Tola as they look to defend their New York City Marathon titles
Days after being impressive at the Paris Olympics marathon, Hellen Obiri and Tamirat Tola will immediately return to train as they gear up for a grueling task to defend their titles at the New York City Marathon.
Tola is confident of crossing the finish line first and believes his mentality will make the difference. "I arrive with confidence; I feel good mentally, so I think I can win. I expect I'll have a good race. And I can see if there's anything that I can improve on moving forward," the 2022 World Championships gold medalist added.
Tola is trying for history on Sunday even though no man has successfully defended his title since Geoffrey Mutai won two in a row in 2011 and 2013 (the 2012 race was cancelled); while only Peres Jepchirchir on the women’s side has won the Olympics and New York in the same year (2021).
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