The Doha Marathon by Ooredoo 2026 is ready to welcome one of many world’s most achieved distance runners: Tamirat Tola, the reigning Olympic marathon champion.
Tola’s participation underscores the occasion’s standing as a premier international marathon vacation spot for elite athletes and working fanatics.
Tola, born in Ethiopia, etched his title into the historical past books on the Paris 2024 Olympics, claiming gold within the males’s marathon with an Olympic document time of two:06:26. His victory was particularly exceptional as he was referred to as up into the Ethiopian staff as a late alternative following the withdrawal of one other Ethiopian athlete as a consequence of injury- with Tola, in the end turning into the primary Ethiopian man in 24 years to win Olympic marathon gold.
Past his Olympic triumph, Tola has constructed one of the constant and spectacular careers in fashionable distance working. His accolades embrace a bronze medal within the 10,000m on the Rio 2016 Olympics, a silver medal within the marathon on the 2017 World Championships in London, and world champion within the marathon on the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, setting a championship greatest of two:05:36. He additionally received the 2023 TCS New York Metropolis Marathon, breaking the course document with 2:04:58 and set a private greatest of two:03:39 on the 2021 TCS Amsterdam Marathon.
His power, self-discipline, and noteworthy consistency throughout main international races makes Tola’s look in Doha an exhilarating prospect for runners and spectators wanting to witness a world-class efficiency on the streets of Doha.
Reflecting on his journey, Tola shared: “My journey has taught me to all the time be prepared for the following problem and coming to Qatar because the Olympic champion is a robust motivation. It’s an honour to hitch an occasion that conjures up the following technology of runners, and I look ahead to feeling the unimaginable vitality of the neighborhood in Doha.”
Welcoming Tola’s participation, Sabah Rabiah Al-Kuwari, Senior Director Advertising and marketing Communications at Ooredoo, mentioned: “We’re proud to welcome Olympic champion Tamirat Tola to the Doha Marathon by Ooredoo 2026. His participation displays our dedication to bringing international sporting icons to Qatar and provoking communities by way of the ability of sport.”
The Doha Marathon by Ooredoo has been awarded World Athletics Gold Label standing for 2026, the place it continues to draw world-class fields, reinforcing Qatar’s place as a hub for international sporting occasions.
