- Tola wins ahead of Belgium’s Abdi and Kenya’s Kipruto
- Emile Cairess of GB claims impressive fourth place
It was billed as the most brutal course in Olympic marathon history. And all along the road from Versailles to Paris there were broken bodies and dreams, including those of the Rio and Tokyo champion, Eliud Kipchoge, who pulled out after 30km, and another legend, Kenenisa Bekele, who could only finish 39th.
Which makes the performance of the Ethiopian Tamirat Tola, who powered to gold in an Olympic record time of 2hr 6min 26 sec, so deeply impressive. He made his move at 18 miles before finishing 21 seconds clear of Belgium’s Bashir Abdi, with Kenya’s Benson Kipruto taking bronze.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/10/paris-2024-ethiopia-tamirot-tola-triumphs-in-marathon-with-olympic-record-time
Author : Sean Ingle in Paris
Publish date : 2024-08-10 10:05:45
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