FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Nine-Time U.S. Champion Aliphine Tuliamuk Added to 2019 TCS New York City
Marathon Professional Athlete Field
Boston Marathon champion Worknesh Degefa scratches due to injury
New York, October 3, 2019 - Nine-time U.S. champion Aliphine Tuliamuk has
been added to the 2019 TCS New York City Marathon professional athlete
field for November 3. Tuliamuk will race her second TCS New York City
Marathon and has had previous success in Central Park with three
consecutive podium finishes at the 2016, 2017, and 2018 NYRR New York Mini
10K. Earlier this year, she finished third at the Rotterdam Marathon in
2:26:48, becoming the first American woman to hit the Olympic qualifying
standard for the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Ethiopia's Worknesh Degefa, winner of the 2019 Boston Marathon, has
scratched from the 2019 TCS New York City Marathon after suffering from
metatarsalgia in her left foot which caused her to lose too much training
time.
This year's professional athlete field will include all four previously
announced defending champions: Kenya's Mary Keitany, Ethiopia's Lelisa
Desisa, the United States' Daniel Romanchuk, and Switzerland's Manuela
Schär. Keitany will go for her fifth career title in New York, Schär will
race for her third consecutive crown, and Desisa and Romanchuk will look to
post back-to-back victories. In total, 13 Olympians and 18 Paralympians
will toe the line, including Rio 2016 U.S. Olympians Des Linden and Jared
Ward and 17-time U.S. Paralympic medalist Tatyana McFadden.
The 2019 TCS New York City Marathon will be televised live on Sunday,
November 3, on WABC-TV, Channel 7 in the New York tristate area, throughout
the rest of the nation on ESPN2, and around the world through various
international broadcasters.
About the TCS New York City Marathon
The TCS New York City Marathon is the largest marathon in the world and the
signature event of New York Road Runners (NYRR), the world's premier
community running organization. The race is held annually on the first
Sunday of November and includes over 50,000 runners, from the world's top
professional athletes to runners of all ages and abilities, including over
9,000 charity runners. Participants from over 125 countries tour the
diverse neighborhoods of New York City's five boroughs-Staten Island,
Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Manhattan. Race morning also features the
Rising New York Road Runners Youth Invitational at the TCS New York City
Marathon, a race within Central Park that ends at the marathon finish line.
More than one million spectators and 10,000 volunteers line the city's
streets in support of the runners, while millions more watch the globally
televised broadcast. The race is a founding member of the Abbott World
Marathon Majors, which features the world's top marathons-Tokyo, Boston,
London, Berlin, Chicago, and New York. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a
leading global IT services, consulting, and business solutions
organization, is the premier partner of NYRR and the title sponsor of the
TCS New York City Marathon. The 49th running of the TCS New York City
Marathon is set for November 3, 2019. To learn more, visit
www.tcsnycmarathon.org.
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