November 6, 2016—The 2016 TCS New York City Marathon crowned four champions on Sunday, November 6, with Kenya’s Mary Keitany winning her third title in the professional women’s race, USA’s Tatyana McFadden winning her fifth title in the professional wheelchair women’s race, and Eritrea’s Ghirmay Ghebreslassie and Switzerland’s Marcel Hug taking the titles on the men’s side in the professional men’s and wheelchair races, respectively.

Ghebreslassie, 20, won his first TCS New York City Marathon title in a time of 2:07:51, breaking away on his own when the lead runners entered Manhattan at Mile 16 to claim his second Abbott World Marathon Majors race title in two years. He is the youngest male runner to have ever won the New York City Marathon. Kenya’s Lucas Rotich took second in 2:08:53, with the USA’s Abdi Abdirahman placing third in 2:11:23.

Keitany, 34, became the first able-bodied runner to win three consecutive New York City Marathons since Grete Waitz won five straight from 1982-1986, as she ran the five-borough course in dominating fashion, clocking in at 2:24:26. She has now placed in the top three in all four New York City Marathons she has competed in. Her compatriot, Sally Kipyego, finished second in 2:28:01 on Sunday, and NYRR Team for Kids Ambassador, American Molly Huddle, finished third in 2:28:13 in her marathon debut.

Hug, 30, defeated Australia’s Kurt Fearnley in yet another photo-finish this year, taking the final sprint to win his second New York City Marathon title in 1:35:49. Fearnley clocked the same time, just sixth hundredths of a second behind, while the USA’s Josh George came third in 1:39:01.

McFadden, 27, won her fourth consecutive and fifth overall New York City Marathon title, taking the lead for good at the 15-mile mark to finish in 1:47:43. The NYRR Team for Kids Ambassador and 17-time Paralympic medalist has now won four Abbott World Marathon Majors races this year, having already won in Boston, London, and Chicago. Switzerland’s Manuela Schar took second in 1:49:28 and the USA’s Amanda McGrory was third in 1:53:15.

RACE FOOTAGE FEED:

B-roll is available, including footage of a competitive field of professional athletes and notable personalities, including:

• Winners of the professional men’s, women’s, and wheelchair division, and the top Americans finishers
• Hundreds of youth runners in the second-annual NYRR Youth Invitational at the TCS New York City Marathon, 1.8-mile race through the final miles of the TCS New York City Marathon course in Central Park, before the 50,000 Marathon runners start the race in Staten Island
• Notable personalities running in the race that may be included in the footage:
• Marion Bartoli, 2013 Wimbledon Singles Champion and former top-ten player; running her first in support of NYRR’s Team for Kids charity
• Cynthia Erivo, 2016 Tony Award winner for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for The Color Purple; will also be singing the National Anthem at the Start of the TCS New York City Marathon
• Raúl González Blanco, Spanish soccer legend who played for Real Madrid
• Jax, American Idol finalist running her first marathon after overcoming thyroid cancer; running on behalf of Tuesday’s Children
• Nev Schulman, the host and executive producer of the hit MTV series, CATFISH: THE TV SHOW; running on behalf of New York City Ballet, Inc.
• Grand Marshals of the 2016 TCS New York City Marathon, members of the Rio 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Team, Amy Cragg, Shalane Flanagan, Desiree Linden, Meb Keflezighi, and Jared Ward, riding in the official Grand Marshal vehicle through the 26.2-mile marathon route on race day with the TCS New York City Marathon Race Director Peter Ciaccia

SATELLITE INFORMATION:

Event: New York City Marathon

Date: Sunday, November 6^th, 2016

Location: New York, NY

POST-EVENT VNR

Sunday, November 6, 2016

TEST                                                       1400 – 1415 ET                   1900 – 1915 GMT

PROGRAM FEED                               1415 – 1445 ET                   1915 – 1945 GMT

USAGE:

Each taped or live Coverage segment of the Marathon must not be more than two (2) minutes in length and must follow the below parameter detailed below:

• Applicant can air live or taped Coverage segments minutes in regularly-scheduled newscasts, including sports newscasts, in the United States, its territories or possessions, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or internationally (the “Territory”) before 9:00 a.m. or after 2:00 p.m. (E.S.T.) on Sunday, November 6, 2016.
• On-screen credit should accompany the use of footage from the event attributed to “Courtesy of New York Road Runners.”

2016 TCS New York City Marathon Champions Availability

On Monday, November 7 at 11:00 a.m. (press check in at 10:30 a.m.) the winners of the professional men’s women’s, and wheelchair divisions, top Americans, and winners of the NYRR Youth Invitational at the TCS New York City Marathon will be available at the NYRR Media Center at the TCS New York City Marathon Pavilion, Central Park at West 67th Street and Central Park West.

ABOUT THE TCS NEW YORK CITY MARATHON

The TCS New York City Marathon is the premier event of New York Road Runners (NYRR) and the largest marathon in the world. Over 1,000,000 people have finished the race since its first running in 1970 with just 127 entrants and 55 finishers running four laps around Central Park. The race expanded to all five boroughs in 1976 and is now in its 40th year as a five-borough affair. Held annually on the first Sunday of November, the race features 50,000 runners including the world’s top professional athletes and a vast range of competitive, recreational, and charity runners. Participants from over 125 countries tour the city, starting on Staten Island at the foot of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and running through the neighborhoods of Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx before ending in Manhattan. In 2015, the inaugural NYRR Youth Invitational at the TCS New York City Marathon gave young runners the opportunity to run 1.8 miles of the race course in Central Park, beginning near mile 24 and finishing at the famed TCS New York City Marathon finish line. More than one million spectators and thousands of volunteers line the city streets in support of the runners, while millions more watch the live television broadcast in the New York area on WABC-TV, Channel 7, nationally on ESPN2, and via various international broadcast partners around the world. The race is part of the Abbott World Marathon Majors, which features the world’s top marathons—Tokyo, Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago, and New York—and crowns the top professional male and female marathoners each year. 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 46th running of the TCS New York City Marathon is set for November 6, 2016. To learn more, visit www.tcsnycmarathon.org.

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