{"id":97490,"date":"2024-08-11T12:29:05","date_gmt":"2024-08-11T10:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/i-tried-my-best-mpofu-says-after-tough-olympics-campaign"},"modified":"2024-08-11T14:40:19","modified_gmt":"2024-08-11T12:40:19","slug":"i-tried-my-best-mpofu-says-after-tough-olympics-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/i-tried-my-best-mpofu-says-after-tough-olympics-campaign","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I tried my best\u2019 – Mpofu says after tough Olympics campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>ZIMBABWE\u2019S top marathon runner Isaac Mpofu says he tried his best under difficult and challenging conditions after finishing 19th in the Paris Olympic Games men\u2019s marathon race yesterday.<\/p>\n

Mpofu clocked a time of 2 hours 10 minutes 9 seconds on his Olympics debut.<\/p>\n

The 35-year-old\u2019s performance means that female distance runner Rutendo Nyahora who competes this morning is the country\u2019s last hope for a medal at the 2024 Global Games.<\/p>\n

Ethiopia\u2019s Tamirat Tola won the men’s race in 2 hours 6 minutes 26 seconds, setting a new Olympic record while Bashir Abdi of Belgium was second in 2 hours 6 minutes 47seconds with Kenyan Benson Kipruto settling for third position after clocking 2 hours 7 minutes.<\/p>\n

Mpofu admitted that the race was tougher than he anticipated.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe race was good, everything was ok but the terrain was a little bit challenging but I coped well. The time which I got of 2minutes 10 seconds was within our target of 2 minutes 10 and below so I managed (to reach the target). I tried my best,\u201d he said after the race.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was very tough for me. The terrain was very tough and the weather conditions had too much water. I am happy (with my debut performance) though I wanted a top 10, but I am happy. That is the outcome of the day I thank God and I will try to prepare for the next coming games.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe preparations were very tough and challenging. We managed to cope and we managed to come injury free. You can see from the outcome that it was a challenging day but a good experience for me. The biggest lesson is that you just need to quickly adjust to the weather conditions and it must be corrected in the near future,\u201d Mpofu said.<\/p>\n

Mpofu went to the Olympics with a personal best time of 2 hours 6 minutes 48 seconds which is the Zimbabwe national record while his season\u2019s best is 2 hours 8 minutes 17 seconds, which he ran at the Boston Marathon.<\/p>\n

Tola delivered a masterclass in solo front running to win the Olympic men’s marathon in Paris as Eliud Kipchoge’s bid for a third gold went up in smoke.<\/p>\n

Kipchoge won gold in Rio and Tokyo in 2021, but the 39-year-old Kenyan withdrew from the race just after the 30km mark, at which point he was 71st, more than eight minutes off the pace.<\/p>\n

The 42km-long marathon course headed out of central Paris to Versailles, mimicking a key moment from the French Revolution: the Women’s March on Versailles, on 5 October 1789 which led to French King Louis XVI finally agreeing to ratify the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizens.<\/p>\n

The route included a 436m climb and 438m descent. The maximum gradient on the route was 13.5 per cent.<\/p>\n

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