The Shanghai Marathon was officially announced on Wednesday as China's representative for consideration to be included as a Abbott World Marathon Majors membership in 2027. Abbott announced the change, since the Chengdu Marathon was previously China's candidate race. The Shanghai Marathon now joins the Sydney Marathon and Cape Town Marathons hoping to be one of …
Organizers of the Chicago Marathon revealed plans to honor Kelvin Kiptum prior to the start of Sunday's race, according to statement released on social media on Tuesday. Kiptum was a rising star in distance running when he shattered the marathon world record in Chicago last year in 2:00:35. The mark was ratified in early February …
Ethiopian dominance at the 50th Berlin Marathon was on full display as Milkesa Mengesha and Tigist Ketema won the men’s and women’s races on Sunday. Mengesha surged in the closing stage of the race and posted a personal best in 2:03:17 as Kenyan Cybrian Kotut (2:03:22) and fellow Ethiopian Haymanot Alew (2:03:31) took the second …
Many of sport's top talents shined Thursday night at the inaugural Athlos NYC at New York City’s Icahn Stadium, an event focused on transforming women's track and field. And the one night only showcase delivered, with favorites Faith Kipyegon and Marileidy Paulino rising to the occasion, while Brittany Brown cashed in heavily to close a …
Alison Dos Santos, Clément Ducos and Muzala Samukonga are the latest signing to Grand Slam Track. All three athletes were announced on Thursday as the next batch of competitors who will join Michael Johnson's track league in 2025, according to a press release. They will join the roster of "Racers," which means they must compete …
The entire podium of the women's 100m hurdles from the Paris Olympics — Masai Russell, Cyréna Samba-Mayela and Jasmine Camacho-Quinn have all signed to Grand Slam Track. In an Olympics that featured several down to the wire track events decided by the slightest of margins, Russell (12.33), Samba-Mayela (12.34) and Camacho-Quinn (12.36) ran a 100m …
Achieving the dream of running the Boston Marathon got a bit tougher for time qualifiers on Tuesday as more than 12,000 applicants were not accepted into the 2025 race. The Boston Athletic Association announced that runners in their respective age and gender groups have to be 6:51 faster than the posted qualifying times to earn …
The Wanda Diamond League announced on Wednesday that it will increase prize money for athletes for the 2025 season to the largest in the series’ history. Organizers made the decision following Sunday's Diamond League General Assembly, and agreed to boost the prize payout to $9,240,000 during the 15 events to be held next year. “The …
Qualifying standards for the Boston Marathon got a little bit tougher on Monday as the Boston Athletic Association announced changes for the 2026 race. Meanwhile, the application period for 129th edition of the marathon — next year's race — was held last week and a record 36,406 time qualifying entries were submitted. According to a …
Sebastian Coe entered the race to join group of seven candidates vying to be the next International Olympic Committee president, according to a post issued by the organization on Monday. Current IOC head Thomas Bach announced during the Paris Olympics last month that he would step down at the end of his second term next …