World record holder Tigst Assefa out to make history in first London Marathon
8 months, 3 weeks ago

World record holder Tigst Assefa out to make history in first London Marathon

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Kenya’s Chebet smashes own world record in women’s 5km, becomes first woman to breach 14-minute mark
1 week, 1 day ago

Kenya’s Chebet smashes own world record in women’s 5km, becomes first woman to breach 14-minute mark

The Hindu  

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2024 Year in Sports, Athletics: Duplantis dominates, Neeraj-Arshad showdown in Paris Olympics, a slew of world records
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2024 Year in Sports, Athletics: Duplantis dominates, Neeraj-Arshad showdown in Paris Olympics, a slew of world records

The Hindu  

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

Hellen Obiri unfazed by Ruth Chepngetich world record: ‘Fast times don’t scare me, I’m the best’
2 months, 1 week ago

Hellen Obiri unfazed by Ruth Chepngetich world record: ‘Fast times don’t scare me, I’m the best’

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Yomif Kejelcha breaks world half-marathon record by one second
2 months, 1 week 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 …

Kenyan runner Ruth Chepngetich set a new women's marathon world record
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Kenyan runner Ruth Chepngetich set a new women's marathon world record

NPR  

Kenyan runner Ruth Chepngetich set a new women's marathon world record Kenyan runner Ruth Chepngetich smashed the women’s marathon world record yesterday in Chicago by nearly two minutes. SUMMERS: Kenyan runner Ruth Chepng'etich smashed the women's marathon world record yesterday in Chicago by nearly two minutes. SUMMERS: Now, she's won Chicago twice before, but yesterday, she took over four minutes …

Ruth Chepngetich smashes women’s marathon world record in Chicago
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Ruth Chepngetich smashes women’s marathon world record in Chicago

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Ruth Chepngetich shatters world marathon record as Nike overtakes Adidas in super-shoe wars
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Ruth Chepngetich shatters world marathon record as Nike overtakes Adidas in super-shoe wars

The Telegraph  

Ruth Chepngetich has become the first woman to run a marathon in under 2hr 10 min, shattering the previous world record by almost two minutes in one of the most exceptional distance-running feats ever. The 2:10 barrier was long considered unbreakable for a woman – and her finishing time of 2:09:56 is more than five minutes quicker than Paula Radcliffe’s …

Berlin marathon results and times as Mengesha and Ketema claim Ethiopia double
3 months, 1 week ago

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

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Olympics marathon results and times: Sifan Hassan beats Tigst Assefa in dramatic women’s race
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Olympics marathon results and times: Sifan Hassan beats Tigst Assefa in dramatic women’s race

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

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

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

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

Laura Muir breaks British 1500m best as world records fall at Paris Diamond League
6 months ago

Laura Muir breaks British 1500m best as world records fall at Paris Diamond League

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Sha’Carri Richardson gives her Olympic hopes a jolt with 100m win at Prefontaine Classic
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Sha’Carri Richardson gives her Olympic hopes a jolt with 100m win at Prefontaine Classic

New York Times  

EUGENE, Ore. — The display of power out of the starting block was back. It was a historic day in Eugene as Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet set a new WORLD RECORD in the women’s 10,000m with a time of 28:54.14. Moon cleared 4.53 on her second attempt and then passed on jumping 4.63 — thus opening the door for Grove and …

London Marathon winner Munyao in Kenya team for Paris Olympics
8 months, 1 week 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 …

London Marathon 2024 results: Peres Jepchirchir breaks women’s only world record
8 months, 2 weeks ago

London Marathon 2024 results: Peres Jepchirchir breaks women’s only world record

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Peres Jepchirchir smashes women’s-only world record to win London Marathon
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Peres Jepchirchir smashes women’s-only world record to win London Marathon

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Peres Jepchirchir sets women’s-only world record in brilliant London Marathon win
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Peres Jepchirchir sets women’s-only world record in brilliant London Marathon win

The Telegraph  

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Peres Jepchirchir wins London Marathon, breaks women's-only world record
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Peres Jepchirchir wins London Marathon, breaks women's-only world record

ABC  

In short: Peres Jepchirchir has broken the women's-only marathon world record, winning the London Marathon. Peres Jepchirchir has broken the women's-only marathon world record, winning the London Marathon. Reigning Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya crushed the women's-only world record in winning the 44th London Marathon on Sunday. The 30-year-old pulled away over the final 300 metres in a sprint …

Tamirat Tola aims to follow New York success with victory in London Marathon
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Tamirat Tola aims to follow New York success with victory in London Marathon

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Kenenisa Bekele says London Marathon field will be ‘remembering’ Kelvin Kiptum
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Kenenisa Bekele says London Marathon field will be ‘remembering’ Kelvin Kiptum

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Elite women’s field makes London Marathon ‘harder to win’ than Paris Olympics
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Elite women’s field makes London Marathon ‘harder to win’ than Paris Olympics

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On This Day in 2003: Paula Radcliffe sets world marathon record
8 months, 3 weeks ago

On This Day in 2003: Paula Radcliffe sets world marathon record

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Dominic Ngeno, Stacy Ndiwa celebrate after winning 2024 L.A. Marathon
9 months, 3 weeks 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: Marathon world record holder dies in car crash
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Kelvin Kiptum: Marathon world record holder dies in car crash

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Ethiopian Runner Tigist Ketema Breaks World Record For Fastest Marathon Debut in Dubai
1 year 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 – …

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 …

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 …

Stellar women’s field takes aim at New York City Marathon record on Sunday
1 year, 2 months ago

Stellar women’s field takes aim at New York City Marathon record on Sunday

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The New York City Marathon women’s record, which has stood for 20 years, could go down Sunday with one of the strongest fields assembled in the history of the race. Reigning champion Sharon Lokedi looks to defend her title against a stellar group of female runners that includes Boston Marathon champion Hellen Obiri, Olympic gold medalist and …

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, 3 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 sets world marathon record in Chicago in 2:00:35, breaking Kipchoge's mark
1 year, 3 months ago

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

The Independent  

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Kiptum breaks marathon world record at Chicago
1 year, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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 …

Tigst Assefa shatters women’s marathon record in Berlin
1 year, 3 months ago

Tigst Assefa shatters women’s marathon record in Berlin

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Tigst Assefa shatters the women’s marathon world record by more than 2 minutes in Berlin
1 year, 3 months ago

Tigst Assefa shatters the women’s marathon world record by more than 2 minutes in Berlin

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Tigst Assefa broke the women’s world record by more than two minutes Sunday at the Berlin Marathon, as Eliud Kipchoge won the men’s race for the fifth time but couldn’t break his own record. Ethiopian runner Assefa, the winner in Berlin a year ago, ran the race in 2 hours, 11 minutes, 53 seconds to break the previous …

World silver medallist Daniel Ebenyo and Rio Olympic champion Almaz to headline Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon
1 year, 3 months ago

World silver medallist Daniel Ebenyo and Rio Olympic champion Almaz to headline Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon

The Hindu  

Kenya’s 10,000m World Championships silver medallist Daniel Ebenyo and Rio Olympic champion Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia will headline the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon here on October 15. The USD 268,000 prize money World Athletics Elite Label Road Race will witness tens of thousands of amateurs join the world’s best elites on one of the fastest courses in the world. The …

Kipyegon sets 2nd world record in a week with new 5,000-metre mark
1 year, 7 months ago

Kipyegon sets 2nd world record in a week with new 5,000-metre mark

The Hindu  

Faith Kipyegon set a world record in the 5,000 metres on Friday, a week after becoming the fastest woman ever over 1,500 metres. The two-time Olympic and world 1,500-metre champion set the world record in the women's 5,000 in just her third elite race over the distance when she won at the Diamond League meet in Paris in 14 minutes, …

Kiptum wins London Marathon in 2nd fastest time
1 year, 8 months ago

Kiptum wins London Marathon in 2nd fastest time

Associated Press  

LONDON — Kelvin Kiptum collapsed to the ground after winning the London Marathon on Sunday and recording the second fastest time in history over the distance. The 23-year-old Kenyan runner set the course record with a time of 2 hours, 1 minute, 25 seconds, missing out on Eliud Kipchoge’s world record by 16 seconds. I loved it, I am very …

London Marathon: Hassan wins women’s title on debut; Kiptum clinches men’s title with record time
1 year, 8 months ago

London Marathon: Hassan wins women’s title on debut; Kiptum clinches men’s title with record time

The Hindu  

Dutch middle-distance athlete Sifan Hassan scored a stunning upset to win her debut marathon, an event she saw as a test which could pave the way to her competing over the marathon distance at next year’s Paris Olympics. Hassan, who has won Olympic gold in the 5,000 and 10,000 metres, made a dramatic comeback after an early injury to prevail …

Kosgei confident ahead of London Marathon despite injuries
1 year, 8 months ago

Kosgei confident ahead of London Marathon despite injuries

The Hindu  

Brigid Kosgei believes she can still win a third London Marathon title despite recent injury problems. Kosgei added: “The field is not easy, it is very strong because everyone wants to be a winner, so we will all do our best on Sunday.” Defending champion Yalemzerf Yehualaw won last year’s race in October in two hours, 17 minutes and 26 …

London Marathon announces ‘greatest women’s field ever assembled’
1 year, 11 months ago

London Marathon announces ‘greatest women’s field ever assembled’

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Australian runner eyes world record for most consecutive daily marathons by a woman
1 year, 11 months ago

Australian runner eyes world record for most consecutive daily marathons by a woman

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Erchana Murray-Bartlett, who started running from the top of Australia’s Cape York and reached the country’s …

‘Truly inspiring’ London Marathon sees 18 Guinness World Records broken
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Truly inspiring’ London Marathon sees 18 Guinness World Records broken

The Independent  

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Berlin Marathon: Eliud Kipchoge Clocks 2:01:09 to Break Own World Record
2 years, 3 months ago

Berlin Marathon: Eliud Kipchoge Clocks 2:01:09 to Break Own World Record

News 18  

Two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge bettered his own world record in the Berlin Marathon on Sunday. Kenya’s Rosemary Wanjiru was second on her debut in 2:18:00 – the second fastest debut ever run – just ahead of Ethiopian runner Tigist Abayechew in 2:18:03. The Ethiopian great – like Kipchoge now – also set two world records in Berlin. Defending champion …

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge sets new world record at Berlin Marathon 2022
2 years, 3 months ago

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge sets new world record at Berlin Marathon 2022

China Daily  

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge celebrates as he wins the Berlin Marathon and breaks the World Record in Berlin, Germany, Sept 25, 2022. BERLIN - Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya set a new world record of two hours, one minute and nine seconds to claim the 48th Berlin Marathon title here on Sunday. Only Ethiopia's Andamlak Belihu and fellow countryman Guye Adola were …

World Athletics Championships 2022: Ethiopa’s Tola takes marathon gold
2 years, 5 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2022: Ethiopa’s Tola takes marathon gold

The Hindu  

Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola won the men's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in dominant fashion on Sunday, forging powerfully clear around 34km to come home solo to take gold in a championship record of two hours, 05.37 minutes. WORLD CHAMPION ‼️ CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD ‼️ After in London back in 2017, Tamirat Tola concludes a superb effort in the most beautiful …

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