Ethiopian breaks course record

Ethiopian breaks course recordTamikat Tola of Ethiopia clocked two hours, 4 minutes and 58 seconds in the recent New York City Marathon to break Kenyan Geoffrey Mutai’s course record set in 2011. Tola was the 10,000 bronze medalist in the 2016 Rio Olympics but dropped out during the 2023 World Championship in Budapest. Kenya’s Albert Korir took second place in 2:06:57 while another Ethiopian, Shura Kitata wound up third in 2:07:11. Abdi Nageeya of the Netherland finished fourth in 2:10:21 with Belgian Koen Naert placing fifth in 2:10:25. Former world record holder Brigid Kosgei pocketed fourth place in 2:27:45.