Category: Athletics

A Kenyan court on Tuesday sentenced two men to 35 years in prison for murdering Ugandan Olympic athlete Benjamin Kiplagat last year. After a nine-month trial, the High Court in … Read More

The mental health struggles of Kenyan athletes and a lack of support have come under the spotlight in the East African running powerhouse following a spate of deaths in the … Read More

The New York City Marathon on Sunday broke the record for the world’s largest marathon, with 55,646 runners crossing the finish line in Central Park, organisers said. That beat the … Read More

Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles is not one of the two finalists for male track athlete of the year, World Athletics revealed on Monday. Lyles won one of the closest … Read More

Dutchman Abdi Nageeye survived a tense battle through the final mile to win the New York City Marathon in two hours seven minutes and 39 seconds on Sunday, while Sheila … Read More

A field packed with 2024 Olympians will descend on the year’s final marathon major in New York on Sunday, with surprisingly few citing fatigue to opt out after the Paris … Read More

Olympic silver medallist race walker Koki Ikeda of Japan has been provisionally banned for suspected blood doping, track and field’s Athletics Integrity Unit said on Friday. Ikeda was second in … Read More

Former Tokyo Marathon runner-up Tsehay Gemechu was banned for four years because of suspected blood doping, the Athletics Integrity Unit said Thursday. The 25-year-old Ethiopian also was disqualified from all … Read More

ATHLETICS Benson, Reena win Kochi Spice Coast Marathon Kerala’s CB Benson and Reena Manohar bagged the men’s and women’s titles respectively in the Kochi Spice Coast Marathon 2024 here on … Read More

Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha broke the men’s half marathon world record on Sunday, finishing in 57 minutes and 30 seconds at the Medio Maraton de Valencia in Spain to shave one … Read More