The boys’s gold and ladies’s bronze marathon medallists from Paris 2024 will purpose to retain their titles within the Massive Apple
Tamirat Tola and Hellen Obiri lead the elite entries for the 2024 TCS New York Marathon (November 3), with the pair focusing on much more success within the metropolis after their plaudits on the Paris Olympics.
Each Tola and Obiri dazzled on the streets of New York final yr, profitable their first ever titles within the Massive Apple.
Tola gained the race in a course file of two:04:58, bettering Geoffrey Mutai’s earlier mark of two:05:06 from 2011.
Obiri claimed her victory in equally spectacular however completely different circumstances, beating the likes of Letesenbet Gidey, Sharon Lokedi and Brigid Kosgei.
No shock then that Tola and Obiri starred within the Olympic marathon, with the previous changing into Ethiopia’s first champion over 26.2 miles on the Video games since Sydney 2000 and the latter including bronze to her two 5000m silver medals.
“I’m excited to defend my title in New York, particularly coming off an Olympic-record marathon efficiency,” stated Tola. “The hilly course and crowds in Paris positively ready me properly for the bridges and spectators in New York, the place perhaps I can go even quicker this yr.”
Obiri added: “There’s no place like New York, and I’m so able to defend my title on what has develop into considered one of my favorite days of the yr. I’ve been racing very properly on the roads within the US and I hope I can have one other good day that sees me in competition as soon as we enter the ultimate levels in Central Park.”
For the pair to be again in New York only a few months after Olympic success is an attractive prospect for many who are fortunate sufficient to observe in individual.
Nonetheless, each Tola and Obiri could not have it their very own means in New York.
Tamirat Tola (Getty)
Bashir Abdi more likely to lead cost in males’s discipline
Bashir Abdi might fairly simply be Tola’s greatest challenger in New York.
The Belgian completed 21 seconds behind the Ethiopian in Paris and upgraded his bronze from Tokyo to silver within the French capital.
Given the hilly nature of each the Paris and New York programs, it could properly find yourself being the identical two battling it out for the win within the Massive Apple.
Abdi can also be the European record-holder with a finest of two:03:36 from Rotterdam three years in the past.
Evans Chebet is the quickest man within the discipline with 2:03:00 and the 2022 New York Metropolis Marathon champion leads a myriad of Kenyans that features 2021 winner Albert Korir, 2019 and 2017 victor Geoffrey Kamworor and this yr’s NYC Half champion Abel Kipchumba.
The US problem might be lead by Conner Mantz and Clayton Younger, who completed eighth and ninth within the Olympic marathon respectively.
Callum Hawkins, who first appeared on the world marathon stage throughout his Olympic debut at Rio 2016 and ran 2:17:34 at London earlier this yr, on return from damage, is all the way down to race in New York.
Bashir Abdi (Getty)
A number of New York champions in ladies’s division
Obiri will go into New York because the favorite however she can have a tricky take a look at to retain her crown.
The Olympic marathon bronze medallist beat Gidey by six seconds final yr, producing an unbelievable final 400m to cross the end line first.
This yr Obiri faces a wealth of expertise within the discipline and 2022 champion Sharon Lokedi – fourth placer on the Olympics and a runner-up in Boston again in March – might be one to observe.
Kenya have a robust delegation of athletes in each divisions and it consists of 2010 champion Edna Kiplagat, four-time Olympic medallist Vivian Cheruiyot, and a couple of:17:2 runner Sheila Chepkirui.
Ethiopia’s Tirunesh Dibaba, who’s a triple Olympic and an astonishing 16-time world medallist, makes her debut on the New York Metropolis Marathon.
The US makes an attempt might be led by Dakotah Lindwurm, the very best positioned American on the Olympics.
From a British perspective, Lily Partridge takes half in her third ever race over 26.2 miles, having already completed eighth and twenty first on the 2018 London and 2023 Valencia Marathons respectively.
Sharon Lokedi and Evans Chebet (Getty)
Wheelchair races may very well be spectacular but once more
The wheelchair races in New York kick off issues in model and count on no distinction this yr.
Marcel Hug would be the heavy favorite within the males’s discipline and is aiming for seventh heaven within the Massive Apple, with the six-time winner having dominated the marathon panorama over the previous few years.
He has a better of 1:15:33 – an unbelievable three minutes and 4 seconds that the subsequent finest competitor on the beginning line.
“The TCS New York Metropolis Marathon marks the good finish of the yr’s main marathons, and the town’s power and the passion from the spectators are unmatched, driving me to offer my all,” Hug stated.
“On this difficult course, surrounded by robust rivals, I relish the chance to showcase what I’m manufactured from and spotlight the dynamism of our sport. It’s an unforgettable expertise each time.”
Marcel Hug (Getty)
Britain’s David Weir and Johnboy Smith will little question be aiming for podium locations, with the previous exhibiting no signal of stopping anytime quickly at 45.
Eden Rainbow-Cooper can even be flying the flag in America as soon as once more and can purpose to recreate her historic win on the Boston Marathon, the place she grew to become the primary ever Brit to win the celebrated race.
Manuela Schär, Madison de Rozario, Tatyana McFadden and Susannah Scaroni will little question problem Rainbow-Cooper for the win, in what’s an extremely robust discipline.
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