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Kenyan Sebastian Sawe became the first person in history to run a marathon in under two hours. The 31-year-old won in London in 1:59:30. Ethiopian Tigst Assefa had previously broken the women's world record with a time of 2:15:41. The 29-year-old athlete improved her own time from last year's edition of the event by nine seconds.more

The Dutch athlete Sifan Hassan, an Olympic champion, winner of the 2023 London Marathon and third-place finisher in 2025, will not be competing in this year’s 42.195 km race in the British capital. She has announced that she has been unable to recover from an Achilles tendon injury.more

The Polish team won its second Olympic medal in Italy, also a silver. It was won by 23-year-old Vladimir Semirunnij, a debutant at the Games, who finished second in the 10,000m speed skating race in Milan, behind Czech Metodej Jilek. This is the 25th medal in Polish Winter Olympic history.more

Last year, ultramarathoner Tomasz Sobania ran across the entire United States. Now, the "Polish Forrest Gump" is announcing he will complete 50 marathons, back-to-back days, across all 50 American states to celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence.more

Spanish footballer Aitana Bonmati and Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis took first place in the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) poll for the best athletes of 2025.more

Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge will run seven marathons on seven continents over the next two years, his agents announced on Sunday after the New York Marathon.more

Olympic champion Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands will make her debut tomorrow in the New York Marathon. It will be her seventh 42,195 km race in her career. ‘I can win, but I don't think about it that way. I don't put pressure on myself,’ said the gold medallist from Paris.more

The London Marathon cemented its status as the world's largest annual single-day charity event, raising a record £87.3 million. This is £13.8 million more than last year's record.more

British athletes were presented with gold medals on Saturday on the margins of the Diamond League London Olympics for their triumph in the 4x400m relay at the world championships in... 1997, which is 28 years after the competition. They lost to the Americans at the finish line in Athens, but the Americans were disqualified.more

Ethiopian Tigst Assefa won the 45th London Marathon on Sunday, setting a world record of 2:15.50. The 28-year-old athlete improved by 26 seconds on the previous best of 2:16.16, held since 2024 by Kenyan Joyciline Jepkosgei.more

More than 840,000 people, almost as many women as men, have registered to take part in the 45th London Marathon. This is a record number of participants in the draw that selected 56,000 participants, the organizers announced.more

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