FOCUS OF AN AFRICAN, TAMIRAT TOLA ABERA
The Touching History of Tamirat Tola Abera
Tamirat Tola Abera (born 11 August 1991) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in cross country running and road running. He was a team medallist for Ethiopia at the 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and 2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, having had top six finishes.
He was part of the national team setup in 2016, this time for the 2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. He was again an essential team member with his fifth-place finish in a time of 60:06 minutes pushing Ethiopia (through Abayneh Ayele, Tamirat, and Mule Wasihun) to the team silver medals.
In 2017 he participated in the World Championships held in London, winning the silver in the Marathon, with a time of 2:09:49.
We congratulate our brave athlete, Tamrat Tola on his victory in the World Athletics Championship being held in Oregon, USA.