South African Adriaan Wildschutt wins and Kenyan Hellen Obiri sets record in New York...
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Hellen Obiri of Kenya won the New York City Half Marathon on Sunday, clocking a solid one hour, six minutes and 33 seconds. In the process, she broke the course record and...
Ugandan Harbert Kibet and Kenyan Brenda Jepchirchir headline Bengaluru 10K
Some of the world’s fastest runners are set to descend upon Bengaluru for the 18th edition of the TCS World 10K Bengaluru, scheduled for Sunday, April 26.
The men's race
Headlining the World Athletics Gold Label Race in the men’s...
Several outlier performances at Barcelona Marathon including women’s second fastest all-time in her debut
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The Barcelona Marathon took place on Sunday in the 2,000-year-old City of Counts, known in Spanish as la Ciudad Condal.
In her debut, Ethiopia’s Fotyen Tesfay dominated like a Roman warrior on a...
Jane Hedengren wins first NCAA title in 5000 metres in Fayetteville
BYU freshman Jane Hedengren captured her first NCAA title on Friday night, winning the women’s 5000 metres in 15:00.12 at the 2026 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in Fayetteville, Ark.
Hedengren, already the NCAA record holder in the event,...
Novuna GB & NI secure double team gold as Milne and Robinson claim 50K...
The Novuna Great Britain & Northern Ireland (GB & NI) squad delivered an exceptional set of performances at the IAU 50km World Championships in New Delhi, India, with Alex Milne and Naomi Robinson capturing the individual world titles and...
Eliud Kipchoge’s two-year, seven-continent tour him begins in May
Eliud Kipchoge, no longer the dominating marathon world record holder and perpetual Marathon Majors winner, is now on a sunset-like tour of several events. The now master's-age runner can still beat the majority of competitors, and his name continues...
When stars like Jacob Kiplimo and Beatrice Chebet force an uncomfortable question about trust...
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Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo and Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet have something in common. In their respective events, they are the fastest in the world—he in the half-marathon, and she over the 5,000- and 10,000-metre distances.
They...
Creditors ask court to allow $25-million lawsuit against Grand Slam Track leaders
The financial collapse of the Grand Slam Track league took another turn Monday when three vendors asked a bankruptcy court for permission to file a $25-million lawsuit against the league’s leadership and its primary investor.
The creditors allege Olympic...
Vienna City Marathon: Eritrean Oqbe Kibrom makes second attempt at wi
Oqbe Kibrom will return to the start line of the Vienna City Marathon on 19th April hoping to become the first Eritrean runner to win the men's race of the prestigious event at his second attempt. Kibrom was third...
Twinkle Chaudhary was provisionally suspended, now takes a four-year ban for doping
As it was reported in June 2025, Indian middle-distance runner Twinkle Chaudhary was, at the time, suspended for testing positive for the metabolites of the banned performance-enhancing drug methyltestosterone in May. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced on Monday...
