In 2020, Tola won the Madrid 10k Run, beating pre-race favourite Ruth Chepng'etich. She finished in 30:50, the fourth fastest ever time at the event. Later in the year, she came second at a Berlin 10k invitational event; her time of 30:59 was the fifth fastest time of the year. She also won the 10,000 metres event at the Swiss Athletics Championships as a guest runner, and came fourth in the one hour run race of the Memorial Van Damme Diamond League event. Tola has also won the road race at the Escalade de Genève on four occasions. Tola expressed a desire to represent Switzerland at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
