Mary Joy Tabal secured her slot for the Rio Olympics when she finished the Scotiabank Ottawa Marathon with a time of 2:43:29, beating the 2:45:00 Olympic qualifying time for the women’s marathon on May 29. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
RIO DE JANEIRO: Mary Joy Tabal of the Philippines said she will run her own race and hope for the best when the women’s marathon is staged Sunday morning (Sunday evening) at the famous Sambradome here.