Published: 8/21/2016 12:07:12 AM
Concord’s Guor Marial will finally get his shot at Olympic glory today in the last day of competition at the Rio Games.
Marial will represent his home country of South Sudan in the marathon. Coverage starts at 8 a.m. on NBC and the race is set for 8:30 a.m.
It’s the second Olympic marathon for Marial, who finished 47th under the IOC flag in the 2012 London Olympics.
Marial, who carried the flag for South Sudan in the opening ceremony, will be up against stiff competition. Meb Keflezighi is expected to put forth a valiant medal effort for Team USA, while Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge is favored to win gold.
Stephen Kiprotich of Uganda won gold in the London Games and he’ll be running again today.