Roza Dereje in action at the London Marathon (© Getty Images)
Ethiopia’s Roza Dereje, who finished fourth in the Olympic marathon in Sapporo, is among the athletes racing the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon, a World Athletics Elite Label event, which will be streamed live for free on World Athletics Inside Track on Sunday (20).
It will be Dereje’s first marathon since that Olympic appearance three years ago, following the birth of her son, Yobsan.
As well as finishing fourth in Sapporo, the 27-year-old has achieved second and third-place finishes in the Chicago and London marathons, respectively, and has a PB of 2:18:30.
“Even though it is my first time to race since I gave birth, running is not new to me,” she said. “So, I am not nervous about it. I am preparing well for the race to make my comeback fruitful.”
She will be joined in Toronto by her compatriot Waganesh Mekasha, who won the Osaka Marathon in February and was a close second in Toronto last year, plus Afera Godfay, who was third last year. Natasha Wodak leads the Canadian entries.
The men’s field features last year’s winner Elvis Cheboi of Kenya, Ethiopia’s Mulugeta Uma, who won this year’s Paris Marathon, and Dubai Marathon fourth-place finisher Abdi Fufa, also of Ethiopia.
Where to watch
The 2024 TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon will be streamed live for free on World Athletics Inside Track.
The stream will start at 7:00am EDT / 11:00am GMT on Sunday 20 October.
Watch live on Inside Track.
