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Kelvin Kiptum Shatters World Record at 45th Running of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon
Broken records were the theme of the day at the 45th running of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Headlined by a stunning new men’s...

Sifiso Ngobese
Oct 9, 20232 min read


Hassan and Kiptum take on defending champions Chepngetich and Kipruto in Chicago
This year’s London Marathon champions Sifan Hassan and Kelvin Kiptum will head to the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday (8) to...

Sifiso Ngobese
Oct 7, 20234 min read


Samba, Chopra and Barshim among winners as stadium action concludes at Asian Games
Continental record-holder Abderrahman Samba made a welcome return to form to win the men’s 400m hurdles at the Asian Games in Hangzhou,...

Sifiso Ngobese
Oct 5, 20233 min read


Best photographs of 2023 to be recognised at World Athletics Awards
An award will be presented for the best athletics photograph of the year as part of the World Athletics Awards 2023. The Awards will be...

Sifiso Ngobese
Oct 4, 20232 min read


Registration for the 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, Chicago 13.1 and Shamrock Shuffle Opens
oday the teams behind Chicago’s premier racing portfolio announced registration information for the events that will make up the second...

Sifiso Ngobese
Oct 2, 20235 min read


Sawe leads second Kenyan medal sweep in Riga with half marathon win
If there was any lingering doubt about who rules the half marathon world, Kenya firmly dispelled it at the World Athletics Road Running...

Sifiso Ngobese
Oct 2, 20233 min read


Jepchirchir takes third global half marathon title in Riga
Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir underlined her status as one of the all-time greats by claiming a third world half marathon title at the World...

Sifiso Ngobese
Oct 1, 20233 min read


Kessler set world records to win world mile titles in Riga
The men’s mile lived up to its status as the most wide-open event of the World Athletics Road Running Championships in Riga as Kessler...

Sifiso Ngobese
Oct 1, 20231 min read


Welteji breaks world mile record in Riga!!
Ethiopian's Diribe Welteji passed like a bullet to Faith Kipyegon of Kenya to win the inaugural women's world mile title in a world...

Sifiso Ngobese
Oct 1, 20231 min read


Can Stephen Mokoka end Kenyan's domination?
The South Africa top runner and record holder Stephen Mokoka carries the hope of many South Africans to clinch the 21km World Road...

Sifiso Ngobese
Sep 30, 20231 min read


WRRC Riga 23 preview: mile
Women’s mile Faith Kipyegon showed with her 5000m world record earlier this year that she doesn’t fear the unknown. She had raced just...

Sifiso Ngobese
Sep 29, 20235 min read


Welteji, Hailu and Meshesha lead new generation of Ethiopians to Riga and beyond
In a year when Faith Kipyegon set three world records on the track – in the 1500m, mile, and the 5000m – it can be easy to overlook other...

Sifiso Ngobese
Sep 29, 20233 min read


World Athletics awards 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships to Serbia
The World Athletics Council has awarded the 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships – which will be held on 30 March – to...

Sifiso Ngobese
Sep 27, 20231 min read


Tigst Assefa runs fabulous world record, Eliud Kipchoge triumphs, Amanal Petros breaks German record
Photo: SCC EVENTS/Jean-Marc Wiesner A day for the history books. Tigst Assefa ran across the finishing line at the Brandenburg Gate after...

Sifiso Ngobese
Sep 25, 20235 min read


Former track specialist Assefa finds her true calling as a marathon runner
When Tigst Assefa won in Berlin last year with a course record on her first serious attempt at the marathon, it came as a complete shock....

Sifiso Ngobese
Sep 25, 20234 min read


King Kipchoge does it again!!
The Kenyan world-record holder has won the Berlin Marathon for a record fifth time, crossing the line in 2:02min 42sec in the German...

Sifiso Ngobese
Sep 24, 20231 min read


Assefa smashes world marathon record in Berlin with 2:11:53
Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa successfully defended her BMW Berlin Marathon title in style, smashing the world record with 2:11:53* while...

Sifiso Ngobese
Sep 24, 20232 min read


Women's marathon world record at the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON 2023
Tigst Assefa has pulverized the world record at the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON. The Ethiopian stormed to the finish at the Brandenburg Gate...

Sifiso Ngobese
Sep 24, 20231 min read


Kipchoge targets title No.5, Assefa seeks another win in Berlin
Eliud Kipchoge and Tigst Assefa return to defend their BMW Berlin Marathon titles, with Kipchoge on the hunt for a record fifth men’s...

Sifiso Ngobese
Sep 23, 20235 min read


Ratified: world road mile records for Hiltz and Prakel
Women’s world road mile record 4:27.97 Nikki Hiltz (USA) Des Moines 25 April 2023 Men’s world road mile record 4:01.21 Sam Prakel (USA)...

Sifiso Ngobese
Sep 22, 20231 min read
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