We have arrived on the penultimate day of the athletics competitions for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
The Day 10 celebrations begin with the men’s marathon competition.
Also on the program are men’s high jump, men’s 800 meters, women’s javelin, women’s 100 meter hurdles, men’s 5,000 meters, women’s 1,500 meters and men’s and women’s 4×400 meter relays.
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2:00 a.m. EST: Men’s Marathon
The men’s marathon starts from the Hotel de Ville in Paris.
Training partners Conner Mantz and Clayton Young ran the 4 kilometers in just over 12:40 in the leading group.
The leaders have now passed the 5 km mark in 15:40 minutes. A moderate pace at the beginning, as the runners prepare themselves for the hills that begin at kilometer 15. By comparison: in Tokyo, the leaders managed the 5 km in 15:17 minutes.
As we approached the 8km mark and had the Eiffel Tower in sight, the marathon runners were greeted by glorious conditions this morning: 17 degrees and sunny as it approached 8:30am local time.
The leading group, which includes Conner Mantz from Utah, completed the 10 kilometers in 30:59. The second 5 km was a little faster, at a pace of about 4:56 per mile.
Eyob Faniel was able to break away from the leaders at kilometer 11 and was able to extend his lead until kilometer 13.5. Eliud Kipchoge is one of the leaders in the chasing group.
Now, at kilometer 18, Faniel maintains his lead with a margin of 19 seconds.
Just before an hour of the race, Kipchoge has fallen back and can be seen holding his left side.
Halfway home in 1:04.51, a group of three forms the lead, including Conner Mantz.
Now Ethiopians Tamirat Tola and Conner Mantz are in the lead after kilometer 22, with the duo able to pull away slightly from early leader Faniel.
After 25 km, a new leader emerged: Japanese rider Akira Akasaki with 1:16:08. This was the fastest 5 km section of the race so far, with the field benefiting from the persistent descents.
About 15 men form the leading group that covers the 27-kilometer route.
At kilometer 28.5, the runners face a grueling climb where Tamirat Tola demonstrates his strength and breaks away from the field.
Tola reaches the 30 km mark in 1:31.11 and is unfazed by the hills.
Tola continues to lead over the 35 kilometers. The 32-year-old hits the mat with a time of 1:45.14, giving him an 18-second lead over his closest competitors. Conner Mantz and Clayton Young are currently 1:00 and 1:05 behind Tola, respectively. Kipchoge is now about 8:30 behind the leader.
At 40km, Tola has built up a seemingly unassailable 19-mile lead over the chasing pack. He is running at 2:00.02 with 2.2km to go, putting him at Olympic record pace.
Tola crowns the victory!
A remarkable performance by the Ethiopian: Tamirat Tola sets an Olympic record of 2:06.26 and wins the gold medal!
He beats the previous record of the late Kenyan Sammy Wanjiru, who won the gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing with a time of 2:06.32.
Alongside Tola, Abdi Bashir (Belgium), who won silver with a time of 2:06.47, and Kenyan Benson Kipruto, who won bronze with a time of 2:07.00, are on the winners’ podium.
Conner Mantz finished 8th overall with a time of 2:08.12 and Clayton Young secured 9th place with a time of 2:08.44.
Leonard Korir completed the American trio in 63rd place with a final time of 2:18.45.
One last note on Eluid Kipchoge: The legendary Kenyan unfortunately had to cancel his race. He dropped out of the race shortly after the 18-mile mark.
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