Kenyans Ruth Chepngetich, world record holder in the marathon, and 2024 winner Peres Jepchirchir withdrew from the 45th London Marathon, one of the six most prestigious races over a distance of 42 km and 195 m. This year's competition will take place on April 27.more
Singer Tom Grennan has set himself a very big challenge and wants to take part in the Jungle Ultra competition - an ultramarathon in the Amazon jungle in Peru.more
Somali representative Abdi Nageeye from the Netherlands won the New York Marathon in 2:07:39. The podium was also taken by Kenyans Evans Chebet (2:07:45) and Albert Korir (2:08:00). Ethiopian Tamirat Tola was fourth (2:08:12). Kenyan Sheila Chepkirui triumphed in the women's category (2:24:35).more
Kenyan Ruth Chepngetich won the Chicago Marathon yesterday, setting a world record in 2:09.56. The unofficial time initially given was two seconds faster. The men's race was won by her compatriot John Korir, who finished in a very good 2:02.44.more
This year's London Marathon made history not only because of the number of people who completed the April run, but also because a record amount was raised for charity - £73.5 million was raised, according to organisers.more
Natalia Kaczmarek won the bronze medal of the Olympic Games in Paris in the 400m run with a time of 48.98. Marileidy Paulino of the Dominican Republic won, improving the Olympic record with 48.17, with silver for Salwa Eid Naser of Bahrain with 48.53.more
Anita Włodarczyk took fourth place in the hammer throw competition during the Olympic Games in Paris. This was most likely the last "Olympic dance" of the world hammer queen, three-time Olympic champion and world record holder. "There was no luck, it's a pity," Włodarczyk commented.more
The world's fastest man Usain Bolt suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon during a charity football match in London. The Jamaican sprinter announced the incident on social media.more
Organisers of the Newport Marathon have apologised after discovering this year's course was almost 300 metres too long. Run 4 Wales said it had looked into "reports around the accuracy" of the marathon run on Sunday, 28 April.more
The London Marathon has broken a world record for the biggest one-day fundraising event, organisers say. More than £67m was raised as more than 53,000 people took part in the 26.2-mile race (42.2km) through the capital.more
Reigning Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir crushed the women’s-only world record in winning the 44th London Marathon on Sunday, while Kenyan compatriot Alexander Mutiso Munyao pulled away from Ethiopian distance great Kenenisa Bekele to win the men’s race.more
Three months after being released from prison, former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius is sweeping church floors because he can't find steady work. In the summer of 2012, he was a South African national hero when he became the first disabled athlete in prosthetics to run at the London Olympics.more
Marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum and his coach Gervais Hakizimana died in a car accident late yesterday evening, Kenyan media reported. "Kenya has lost a special gem. Lost for words.." - wrote the country's sports minister Ababu Namwamba on Platform X.more
Former great Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt, the fastest man in the world in 100 and 200 meters, believes that the second of these records will probably be broken sooner. However, he added that for now he is not afraid of any of them.more
Gymnastics coaches in the UK will no longer be able to force their young players to weigh themselves. This is the result of new rules introduced by British Gymnastic after detecting irregularities and abuses revealed in last year's report.more
Disabled athlete from South Africa, Oscar Pistorius, serving a 13-year prison sentence for the murder of his fiancée, will be able to leave prison in Pretoria on January 5, 2024, local judicial authorities announced.more
On the fifth day of the world athletics championships, Natalia Kaczmarek won silver in the 400 m run. This is the second medal of the Poles in Budapest after the silver medal of the hammer thrower Wojciech Nowicki. Yesterday, Anita Włodarczyk - a four-time world champion - was eliminated in the hammer throw qualifying rounds.more
Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei, who won the 10,000m race at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest and was the fastest at this distance for the third time in a row (before 2019 and 2022), admitted that he enjoyed his success "as never before".more
On the third day of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Ewa Swoboda took sixth place in the 100m final. The Polish sprinter was the best European. Natalia Kaczmarek in a spectacular style advanced to the final of the 400 m competition.more
On the second day of the athletics world championships in Budapest, thrasher Wojciech Nowicki won the silver medal and Paweł Fajdek came fourth. Natalia Kaczmarek posted the second qualifying time in the 400m run, as did Ewa Swoboda in the 100m.more
The women's competition in the 52nd edition of the prestigious New York City Marathon (5 November) promises great excitement at the end of the season at this distance. Kenyan defending champion Sharon Lokedi and Olympic champion, her compatriot Peres Jepchirchir, will be competing.more
Kenyan runner Faith Kipyegon received a house and $35,000 from Kenyan President William Ruto as a reward for breaking two world records in a week. "Faith has made Kenya proud," he commented.more
Kenyan athlete and 10km road race world record holder Rhonex Kipruto has been provisionally suspended for an anti-doping violation, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Wednesday.more
Kenijczyk Kelvin Kiptum zwyciężył w maratonie w Londynie, uzyskując drugi w historii rezultat 2:01.25. Do rekordu świata swojego rodaka Eliuda Kipchoge zabrakło mu 16 sekund.more
