Alex Matata and Ftaw Zeray are ready to run fast in Istanbul.
Two runners who are extraordinarily successful over the half-marathon distance lead the elite fields of the Türkiye Is Bankasi Istanbul Half Marathon on Sunday.
Defending champion Alex Matata of Kenya and Ethiopia's Ftaw Zeray feature personal records of 59:11...
Rhonex Kipruto’s six-year suspension shortened to five years by the Court of Arbitration for...
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has reduced Kenyan Rhonex Kipruto's six-year suspension to five years.
Kipruto holds the world record for the 10km road race at 26:24, which he set in 2020 at the Valencia 10K. He ran...
Men’s rankings at Vienna City Marathon: Its going to be a fast one
The 43rd Vienna City Marathon returns on April 19 with the makings of a high-calibre spring classic, as deep international fields and bold pacing ambitions converge on Austria’s capital. A World Athletics Elite Label event, Vienna strikes a compelling...
Chepkemoi, Tesfaye, Gezahagan target course record in Vienna
Defending champion Betty Chepkemoi of Kenya and Ethiopian duo Haftamnesh Tesfaye and Tigist Gezahagn are the favourites for the Vienna City Marathon on Sunday. Tesfaye heads the start list with a PB of 2:20:13, which is faster than Vienna's...
Italy seeks three-city bid to host the 2036 or 2040 Summer Olympic Games
Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi famously said, “You may have the universe if I may have Italy.”
As stands, the universe will now watch as Italy explores a bid for the future Summer Olympic Games, targeting 2036 with 2040 as...
Yeman Crippa claims historic victory on the streets of Paris
On athlete Yeman Crippa didn’t just win the Paris Marathon; he made a statement.
Clocking a blistering personal best of 2:05:18, Crippa became the first Italian man ever to take the title and the first European in 24 years to...
Domenika Mayer runs European top time and smashes Hannover course record
Germany’s Domenika Mayer didn’t so much win the ADAC Marathon Hannover as she annexed it, again, with the sort of authority that suggests she now has her mail forwarded there. The 35‑year‑old went out early, went out hard, and...
Gout Gout takes the world lead and runs faster than Usain Bolt at the...
Eighteen-year-old Australian Gout Gout ran faster over 200m than Usain Bolt did at the same age on Sunday.
Gout clocked a stunning 19.67 to set a new world U20 record, which is his first legal sub-20 performance. He had previously...
New course record at the Bazan Bay 5K as Liam Donnelly and Katelyn Ayers...
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Canadian triathlete Liam Donnelly didn’t just win the Bazan Bay 5K on Sunday, April 12. Like Artemis II, he dropped the thrusters and burned off a good portion of fuel in the first...
Shimeles breaks 14-year-old course record and secures NN Marathon Rotterdam win
Mekides Shimeles of the dsm-firmenich Running Team shattered the course record en route to a stunning breakthrough victory in the NN Marathon Rotterdam today, recording a personal best of 2:18:56.
The 20-year-old Ethiopian survived a mishap at the 25km drinks...
