Ethiopia’s Tola wins Olympic men’s marathon; Kenya’s Kipchoge drops out
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Ethiopia’s Tola wins Olympic men’s marathon; Kenya’s Kipchoge drops out

Al Jazeera  

Tamirat Tola completes the tough Paris course in an Olympic record time of two hours, six minutes and 26 seconds. Ethiopia’s Tamirat Tola has delivered a masterclass in solo front running to win the Olympic men’s marathon in Paris as Kenyan legend Eliud Kipchoge, who had been bidding for an unprecedented third consecutive Olympic crown, has failed to finish. Tola built a strong lead early on and crossed the finish line in two hours, six minutes and 26 seconds, an Olympic record that is especially impressive given the course was the toughest of any Olympics or championship, according to World Athletics. He crossed the finish line cheered on by Haile Gebrselassie, Ethiopia’s double Olympic 10,000-metre champion, whom he has cited as one of his inspirations to become a marathon runner.

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Tata Steel Marathon: Daniel Ebenyo, Sutume Kebede win titles; Gulveer sets new course record
1 week, 1 day ago

Tata Steel Marathon: Daniel Ebenyo, Sutume Kebede win titles; Gulveer sets new course record

The Hindu  

Ethiopia’s champion marathoner Sutume Kebede gave an impressive performance to retain the women’s crown in the ninth edition of the Tata Steel World 25K road race here on Sunday. The Indian elite runners also performed impressively, with Gulveer Singh setting a new course record in the men’s section and Sanjivani Jadhav claiming the title in the women’s category, in the …

Tata Steel Marathon 2024: Ebenyo, Kebede return to defend their titles at World 25K Kolkata
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Tata Steel Marathon 2024: Ebenyo, Kebede return to defend their titles at World 25K Kolkata

The Hindu  

Defending champions Daniel Ebenyo and Sutume Kebede will return to defend their titles in the world’s first World Athletics Gold Label 25 K Race, Tata Steel World 25K Kolkata, which is scheduled on Sunday, December 15. Early this year, Kebede improved her personal bests in the half marathon and marathon to take initial world leads in both events in 2024. …

World Athletics: Olympic champions Hassan and Tebogo named ‘Athletes of the Year’
3 weeks ago

World Athletics: Olympic champions Hassan and Tebogo named ‘Athletes of the Year’

The Hindu  

Dutch marathon runner Sifan Hassan and Botswanan sprinter Letsile Tebogo, both of whom took gold at the Paris Olympics, were named ‘Athletes of the Year’ by World Athletics in Monaco on Sunday. Swedish pole-vaulter Armand Duplantis won the men’s field category after an unbeaten 2024, winning Olympic gold and setting a new world record of 6.26 metres. Ukrainian Yaroslava Mahuchikh …

Kenya's Sheila Chepkirui wins the women's race at the New York City Marathon
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kenya's Sheila Chepkirui wins the women's race at the New York City Marathon

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Tola and Obiri Aim to Repeat as NYC Marathon Champions
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tola and Obiri Aim to Repeat as NYC Marathon Champions

Associated Press  

Defending New York City Marathon champions Tamirat Tola and Hellen Obiri are looking to be the first repeat winners in nearly a decade. Tola will have to beat a stellar field that includes past winners Geoffrey Kamworor, Albert Korir, and Evans Chebet. Obiri is trying to become the first woman to win consecutive races since Mary Keitany of Kenya won …

Yomif Kejelcha breaks world half-marathon record by one second
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Yomif Kejelcha breaks world half-marathon record by one second

ABC  

Ethiopian runner Yomif Kejelcha made every second count as he broke the men's half-marathon record by just one second Sunday. Kejelcha finished strongly in the Spanish city of Valencia to set a time of 57 minutes, 30 seconds, knocking a single second off the record set in 2021 by Ugandan runner Jacob Kiplimo in Lisbon, Portugal. Kejelcha is a former …

Cheptegei's Epic Comeback in Delhi Half Marathon, a Thrilling Showdown with Matata
2 months ago

Cheptegei's Epic Comeback in Delhi Half Marathon, a Thrilling Showdown with Matata

Hindustan Times  

Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei emerged victorious in the Elite Men's category of the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon, showcasing his remarkable speed and endurance. Cheptegei, the reigning 10,000m world champion, clocked 59 minutes, 46 seconds in a thrilling display of power and determination. Despite facing a late surge from Kenya's Alex Matata, Cheptegei held his ground and secured the gold medal with …

Berlin marathon results and times as Mengesha and Ketema claim Ethiopia double
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Berlin marathon results and times as Mengesha and Ketema claim Ethiopia double

The Independent  

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Sifan Hassan puts on a fight to win marathon gold at Paris Olympics 2024
4 months, 1 week ago

Sifan Hassan puts on a fight to win marathon gold at Paris Olympics 2024

Al Jazeera  

Once an Ethiopian asylum seeker, the Dutch distance running great won her third medal of the Paris Olympics in a thrilling finish to the women’s marathon. Sifan Hassan completed her mission impossible with a gruelling women’s marathon win on the sun-baked streets of Paris on the last day of the Olympics, giving the games a dramatic ending of her own. …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Wanyonyi extends Kenya’s 800 metres domination
4 months, 1 week ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Wanyonyi extends Kenya’s 800 metres domination

The Hindu  

Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi held off one of the strongest fields in history to win the Olympic gold medal in the men’s 800 metres on Saturday, securing his country’s fifth consecutive Olympic title in the event. The world silver medallist narrowly missed the world record of 1:40.91 set by Kenya’s David Rudisha at the 2012 London Olympics, in laying down the …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon wins third straight 1,500m Olympic gold
4 months, 1 week ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon wins third straight 1,500m Olympic gold

The Hindu  

Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon won her third straight Olympic 1,500 metres gold on Saturday, surging ahead of the pack to finish more than a second ahead of the field. Kipyegon cemented her status as one of the all-time great middle-distance runners, becoming the first athlete to claim three successive Olympic 1,500m titles. Her winning time of three minutes 51.29 seconds broke …

Eliud Kipchoge explains why he did not finish Olympic marathon and reveals future plan
4 months, 1 week ago

Eliud Kipchoge explains why he did not finish Olympic marathon and reveals future plan

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Olympics marathon results: Times in full as Tamirat Tola wins and Eliud Kipchoge fails to finish
4 months, 1 week ago

Olympics marathon results: Times in full as Tamirat Tola wins and Eliud Kipchoge fails to finish

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Ethiopian runner Tamirat Tola wins men’s marathon at Paris Olympics to end Kenya dominance
4 months, 1 week ago

Ethiopian runner Tamirat Tola wins men’s marathon at Paris Olympics to end Kenya dominance

Associated Press  

PARIS — Ethiopian runner Tamirat Tola won the men’s marathon at the Paris Olympics on Saturday to end Kenya’s dominance of the race. Tola finished in an Olympic record time of 2 hours, 6 minutes and 26 seconds, with Belgium’s Bashir Abdi finishing 21 seconds behind and Benson Kipruto taking bronze for Kenya, 34 seconds back. I am very proud, …

Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon wins 1500-metre final for record third Olympic gold
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon wins 1500-metre final for record third Olympic gold

Al Jazeera  

Kipyegon becomes the first athlete ever to win three back-to-back 1500m gold medals and sets new Olympic record time. Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon made history after becoming the first woman to win three consecutive Olympic 1,500-metre gold medals with a superb display of middle-distance running. 3rd Olympic 1500m gold for 🇰🇪's Faith Kipyegon 😤 No one in history has won 3 …

Eliud Kipchoge struggles in Paris 2024 Olympic Games men's marathon, Tamirat Tola wins gold
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Eliud Kipchoge struggles in Paris 2024 Olympic Games men's marathon, Tamirat Tola wins gold

ABC  

Father Time waits for no man. An 11-time marathon major winner from just 15 attempts, back-to-back Olympic champion — one of just three in history — Kipchoge boasts a CV that will be tough to be bettered by anyone. Kipchoge — a four-time Olympic medallist who won his first medal, a bronze, in Athens in the 5,000m — said his …

Tamirat Tola wins captivating Olympic marathon for Ethiopia
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Tamirat Tola wins captivating Olympic marathon for Ethiopia

New York Times  

They went out slow and came home fast, and when it was over, and Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia was sprinting through the plaza and Invalides, the Olympic marathon once more proved why it can be that most captivating of races. On a bright and clear morning in Paris, 80 of the world’s best distance runners blazed west out to Versailles …

Kelvin Kiptum was a gold-medal favorite. After his death, his memory lingers over Olympic marathon
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Kelvin Kiptum was a gold-medal favorite. After his death, his memory lingers over Olympic marathon

Associated Press  

PARIS — The memory of Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum hovers over the men’s Olympic marathon. “His presence will remain for so long,” said Hellen Obiri, a two-time Olympic silver medalist in the 5,000 meters who will run in the women’s marathon Sunday. “I also remember when I crossed the finish line, I heard about the and I was surprised, but not …

Hassan takes bronze in the 5,000, the first of her 3 Olympic distance races. Chebet wins gold
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Hassan takes bronze in the 5,000, the first of her 3 Olympic distance races. Chebet wins gold

Associated Press  

SAINT-DENIS, France — Sifan Hassan’s audacious attempt at a distance triple gold is over after just one race. That didn’t stop her from jumping on 5,000-meter gold medalist Beatrice Chebet of Kenya in a festive celebration for both women on Monday at the Paris Olympics. … My main goal is to complete all three distances.” Chebet clocked 14 minutes, 28.56 …

Uganda’s Cheptegei wins men’s 10,000m gold at Paris Olympics 2024
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Uganda’s Cheptegei wins men’s 10,000m gold at Paris Olympics 2024

Al Jazeera  

Cheptegei stormed to the finish line in 26min 43.14 seconds, ahead of Ethiopia’s Berihu Aregawi and USA’s Grant Fisher. Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei withstood surging Ethiopian team tactics to claim gold in the men’s Olympic 10,000-metre at the Stade de France. The world record holder added the Olympic 10,000 metres title to his remarkable haul to take the Games’ first track …

Paris Olympics 2024: Africa’s fastest man, Omanyala carries Kenya’s hopes for a first Olympic gold in the 100 meters
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Africa’s fastest man, Omanyala carries Kenya’s hopes for a first Olympic gold in the 100 meters

The Hindu  

Ferdinand Omanyala’s status as Africa’s fastest man has many people believing Kenya’s push for Olympic gold medals isn’t entirely a long-distance objective. “Of course it’s at the back of my mind but the Olympics has heats, semis and the final so you can’t start thinking about the final when you are not there yet — so many things happen.” Among …

Paris Olympics 2024: Ledecky vs Titmus – five biggest rivalries to watch
5 months ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Ledecky vs Titmus – five biggest rivalries to watch

Al Jazeera  

From the women’s swimming events to the men’s javelin throw, Al Jazeera picks out the top five rivalries to watch at Paris 2024. Al Jazeera picks out the top five rivalries to watch at the upcoming Games: Women’s 400m Freestyle – a trio of the world record holders Three of the biggest stars in world swimming – Katie Ledecky, Ariarne …

Kipchoge hoping to stride into history
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Kipchoge hoping to stride into history

China Daily  

Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge runs among his pacers during a speed work session in Kaptagat on May 4. Three months before the Olympic marathon on Aug 10 in Paris — where he hopes to make history with a third gold medal — he is preparing to start the weekly "long run". "Eliud is very consistent, but the way he …

London Marathon winner Munyao in Kenya team for Paris Olympics
7 months, 3 weeks ago

London Marathon winner Munyao in Kenya team for Paris Olympics

The Hindu  

Alexander Mutiso Munyao, the surprise winner of this year’s London Marathon, was rewarded for his victory on Wednesday by being included in the Kenyan marathon team for this year’s Olympic Games in Paris. After breaking the tape in London, Munyao admitted he was not sure if he had done enough to merit selection but he was named alongside double Olympic …

Mutiso Munyao gives Kenya another London Marathon win after tribute to Kiptum
8 months ago

Mutiso Munyao gives Kenya another London Marathon win after tribute to Kiptum

Associated Press  

LONDON — Alexander Mutiso Munyao delivered another win for Kenya on a day the London Marathon remembered last year’s champion Kelvin Kiptum. Mutiso Munyao said he spoke to Kiptum after his win in London last year and that the world-record holder is always on his mind when he’s competing. Mutiso Munyao denied 41-year-old Kenenisa Bekele a first London Marathon victory …

Olympic champion Jepchirchir wins women’s race at London Marathon in record time
8 months ago

Olympic champion Jepchirchir wins women’s race at London Marathon in record time

Associated Press  

LONDON — Peres Jepchirchir was more focused on securing a chance to defend her Olympic gold than on setting a world record for a women-only marathon. She ended up doing both after pulling away late to win the London Marathon women’s race on Sunday. That was more than 4 minutes slower than Assefa’s overall women’s world record set in Berlin …

Athletics: Kenya’s Kipchoge eyes historic Olympic marathon hat-trick
8 months, 1 week ago

Athletics: Kenya’s Kipchoge eyes historic Olympic marathon hat-trick

The Hindu  

Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge expects to make history with his third consecutive Olympic marathon gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics, he told Reuters in an interview on Thursday, adding that there was no thoughts about retirement yet. “My huge expectation actually is to win the Olympics for the third time,” said Kipchoge, who turns 40 in November and finished 10th …

Dominic Ngeno, Stacy Ndiwa celebrate after winning 2024 L.A. Marathon
9 months, 1 week ago

Dominic Ngeno, Stacy Ndiwa celebrate after winning 2024 L.A. Marathon

LA Times  

Upon breaking the tape on a pristine St. Patrick’s Day morning in the City of Angels, Dominic Ngeno dropped to his knees and kissed the ground in celebration of winning the 39th Los Angeles Marathon. Ethiopian Markos Geneti set the L.A. Marathon men’s record of 2:06:35 in 2011, but Sunday was about the Kenyans — Ngeno, Kiplimo and Stacy Ndiwa, …

Kelvin Kiptum: Four men who visited home before car crash questioned by police
10 months, 1 week ago

Kelvin Kiptum: Four men who visited home before car crash questioned by police

The Telegraph  

Police have questioned four men who came looking for marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum at his home in Kenya in the days before his fatal car crash. Police said the four men had been sent by a Chinese company with whom the London Marathon champion had a 45 million Kenyan Shilling contract amid an alleged dispute ahead of his bid …

Kelvin Kiptum’s family says marathon record holder’s death shattered their hopes and dreams
10 months, 1 week ago

Kelvin Kiptum’s family says marathon record holder’s death shattered their hopes and dreams

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Kelvin Kiptum’s family said Monday their dreams and future hopes have been shattered following the death of marathon world-record holder in a car crash Sunday night. Kiptum’s father, Samson Cheruiyot, a farmer, said in an interview with regional network Citizen TV that he had lost his only child, one who had promised — a day before his …

Kelvin Kiptum death - updates: Farah and Kipchoge pay tribute as marathon world record holder passes in Kenya accident
10 months, 1 week ago

Kelvin Kiptum death - updates: Farah and Kipchoge pay tribute as marathon world record holder passes in Kenya accident

The Independent  

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Kelvin Kiptum: Marathon world record holder dies in car crash
10 months, 1 week ago

Kelvin Kiptum: Marathon world record holder dies in car crash

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Kelvin Kiptum: Marathon world record holder dies in car crash aged 24
10 months, 1 week ago

Kelvin Kiptum: Marathon world record holder dies in car crash aged 24

The Telegraph  

Kelvin Kiptum, the world marathon record holder and the reigning winner of the London Marathon, has died in a car crash in Kenya. Kiptum took long distance running by storm last year, becoming the first man inside 2hr 1min to beat Eliud Kipchoge’s world record at the Chicago Marathon after also dominating the London Marathon in what was the third …

Ethiopian Runner Tigist Ketema Breaks World Record For Fastest Marathon Debut in Dubai
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Ethiopian Runner Tigist Ketema Breaks World Record For Fastest Marathon Debut in Dubai

News 18  

Ethiopian runner Tigist Ketema broke the world record for fastest marathon debut in Dubai on Sunday, shaving more than a minute off the course record. Clocking a time of 2:16:07, the 25-year-old became the eighth fastest woman in marathon history as she took gold, breaking the Dubai course record by 61 seconds. Impressive new course record from Tigist Ketema – …

2 men arrested in connection with Ugandan Olympic runner’s killing in Kenya, police say
11 months, 3 weeks ago

2 men arrested in connection with Ugandan Olympic runner’s killing in Kenya, police say

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Two men were arrested in connection with the killing of Ugandan Olympic runner Benjamin Kiplagat, who was found fatally stabbed in a car in Kenya on New Year’s Eve, police said Monday. A knife suspected of being used in the killing of the 34-year-old Kiplagat was found on one of the suspects, Moiben sub county police commander …

Kolkata 25K | Daniel Ebenyo and Sutume Kebede clinch titles with new World Best times
1 year ago

Kolkata 25K | Daniel Ebenyo and Sutume Kebede clinch titles with new World Best times

The Hindu  

Kenyan Daniel Ebenyo and Ethiopian Sutume Kebede ran fast in perfect conditions to clinch the men’s and women’s titles with new World Best times for standalone events in the Tata Steel Kolkata 25K here on Sunday. Overwhelming favourite Ebenyo, who took silver medals in 10,000m in the Budapest World championships and half-marathon in the Riga World road running championships this …

With Paris Olympics in sight, elite runners start favourites in Kolkata marathon
1 year ago

With Paris Olympics in sight, elite runners start favourites in Kolkata marathon

The Hindu  

While aiming to win Sunday’s Tata Steel Kolkata 25K race, leading international runners, including Ethiopian Yalemzerf Yehualaw and Kenya’s Betty Chepkemoi Kibet, expressed their desire to do well in the 2024 Paris Olympics. My main target will be to do well at the Paris Olympics and it will be a great achievement,” said Yehualaw, who is second on the world …

Ethiopian Yehualaw, Kenya’s Ebenyo to make debuts Tata Steel Kolkata 25K
1 year ago

Ethiopian Yehualaw, Kenya’s Ebenyo to make debuts Tata Steel Kolkata 25K

The Hindu  

One of India’s biggest running festivals and the World Athletics Elite Label Road Race, the Tata Steel Kolkata 25K, will be headlined by 10K world record-holder Ethiopian Yalemzerf Yehualaw in the women’s category and two-time world championship silver medallist Kenyan Daniel Simiyu Ebenyo in the men’s category. The event will witness some of the world’s best athletes take centre stage …

Kenya’s Edwin Kiptoo wins Athens Marathon in a course record of 2:10:34
1 year, 1 month ago

Kenya’s Edwin Kiptoo wins Athens Marathon in a course record of 2:10:34

The Hindu  

Kenya’s Edwin Kiptoo has won the 40th Athens Marathon in a course-record time of 2 hours, 10 minutes and 34 seconds. As Kiptoo was crossing the finish line, about 100 people in Athens’ Panathenaic stadium unfurled a banner saying “Free Palestine” and waved Palestinian flags. Soukaina Atanane of Morocco won the women’s race in 2:31:52, good for 19th overall; Kenya’s …

Kenya’s Edwin Kiptoo wins Athens Marathon in a course record of 2:10:34
1 year, 1 month ago

Kenya’s Edwin Kiptoo wins Athens Marathon in a course record of 2:10:34

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Kenya’s Edwin Kiptoo has won the 40th Athens Marathon in a course-record time of 2 hours, 10 minutes and 34 seconds. As Kiptoo was crossing the finish line, about a 100 people in Athens’ Panathenaic stadium unfurled a banner saying “Free Palestine” and waved Palestinian flags. Soukaina Atanane of Morocco won the women’s race in 2:31:52, good …

Tamirat Tola sets NYC Marathon course record to win men’s race; Hellen Obiri takes women’s title
1 year, 1 month ago

Tamirat Tola sets NYC Marathon course record to win men’s race; Hellen Obiri takes women’s title

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Tamirat Tola wasn’t thinking about breaking the New York City Marathon course record as he was running by himself in Central Park for the last few miles of the race. From left, second place finisher Albert Korir of Kenya, first place finisher Tamirat Tola, of Ethiopia, and third place finisher Shura Kitata, also from Ethiopia, pose after …

Tola sets NYC Marathon course record to win men's race; Hellen Obiri of Kenya takes women's title
1 year, 1 month ago

Tola sets NYC Marathon course record to win men's race; Hellen Obiri of Kenya takes women's title

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Marathon world record holder Kiptum sidesteps talk of two-hour mark
1 year, 2 months ago

Marathon world record holder Kiptum sidesteps talk of two-hour mark

The Hindu  

Kenya’s freshly-minted marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum says he has “no plan” to try and run under the mythic two-hour mark. “I’ve got no plan to run under two hours but only to improve my own record,” said Kiptum who had won on his debut over the 26.2 mile distance last December in Valencia, doubling up in London in …

Kiptum sets world marathon record in Chicago in 2:00:35, breaking Kipchoge’s mark
1 year, 2 months ago

Kiptum sets world marathon record in Chicago in 2:00:35, breaking Kipchoge’s mark

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Kelvin Kiptum set a world record in the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, finishing in 2 hours, 35 seconds to shatter fellow Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge’s old mark by 34 seconds. Kiptum won the London Marathon in the spring in 2:01:25 and shaved almost a minute off the world record set last year in Berlin by Kipchoge, a two-time Olympic …

Kiptum breaks marathon world record at Chicago
1 year, 2 months ago

Kiptum breaks marathon world record at Chicago

Hindustan Times  

Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum, who this time last year had not even run a competitive marathon, blazed his way to smash the world record by clocking a stunning 2:00:35 to win the Chicago Marathon on Sunday. Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum celebrates winning the 2023 Bank of America Chicago Marathon in Chicago, Illinois, in a world record time of two hours and 35 …

Kenyan Kiptum breaks Kipchoge’s world record to win Chicago Marathon men’s title
1 year, 2 months ago

Kenyan Kiptum breaks Kipchoge’s world record to win Chicago Marathon men’s title

The Hindu  

Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum set a world record to win Sunday’s Chicago Marathon men’s title in an unofficial time of two hours and 35 seconds. The 23-year-old shattered the old world record of 2:01:09 set by Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge to win the 2022 Berlin Marathon. “I thought I’d go and try Chicago.” Sifan Hassan Dutch star Sifan Hassan won the Chicago …

Tigst Assefa smashes women’s marathon world record in Berlin
1 year, 2 months ago

Tigst Assefa smashes women’s marathon world record in Berlin

The Hindu  

Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa shattered the women’s marathon world record in Berlin on Sunday, lopping off more than two minutes from the previous best to clock an official time of two hours, 11 minutes, and 53 seconds. Assefa, who had set a course record with a personal best last year, set a blistering early pace, gradually shaking off any competition to …

Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya wins Berlin Marathon for a record fifth time
1 year, 2 months ago

Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya wins Berlin Marathon for a record fifth time

The Hindu  

Kenyan world-record holder Eliud Kipchoge has won the Berlin Marathon for a record fifth time, crossing the line in 2hr 02min 42sec in the German capital on Sunday. Kipchoge’s fifth win takes him past Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie’s four victories but the Kenyan finished outside his previous world record, set last year in Berlin, of 2:01:09. Kipchoge and Ethiopian Derseh Kindie …

Tigst Assefa shatters women’s marathon record in Berlin
1 year, 2 months ago

Tigst Assefa shatters women’s marathon record in Berlin

The Independent  

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