With a glittering career spanning over two decades, Cheruiyot has remained a paragon of consistency both on the track and on ...

On Sunday 16 February this year, in Barcelona, Spain, Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo set a world record of 56 minutes (min) 42 seconds (sec) in the men’s ...

What does it mean to 'hit the wall' during a marathon? Some refer to it as ‘bonking’, but whatever you call it, it’s an awful experience. Everything can seemingly be going OK: you've done ...

Kiplimo, Cheptegei and Kissa have all qualified and reigning world marathon champion Victor Kiplangat earns a slot in Tokyo ...

The Flying Eagles of Nigeria started their U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) campaign with a slim win over Tunisia on Thursday night.

An Olympic track medalist is charged in Florida with punching a female hurdler who also competed in the Olympics.

London Marathon 2026 breaks records with 1.1 million entries submitted, surpassing last year's 840,318 entries.

The number of applications for the 2026 race’s ballot shattered last year’s world record of 840,300 entries for the 2025 London Marathon. “This is an absolutely staggering t ...

The number of applications for the 2026 race's ballot shattered last year's world record of  840,300 entries for the 2025 ...

Over 1.1 million people have signed up for next year’s London Marathon, after a record breaking edition of the race took ...

Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa smashed the women-only world record by 26 seconds at the TCS London Marathon, running 2:15:50* to ...

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