Kosgei snubbed the call to represent Kenya at the World Championships in Doha in October in order to chase the world record in Chicago. It is a move she does not regret. Now she has set her eyes on running at the Olympics having broken the world record for the women's marathon in Chic...
There’s still time for more heroics in 2023, with the notoriously fast Valencia marathon primed to take place on Sunday 3 December. But with all the 2023 Marathon Majors concluded, Olympics.com looks back on what has truly been an astounding year in marathon running history. Olympic Membership...
Cheptegei ran the marathon at theParis Olympicslast month, and an image of her celebrating was shown on a large screen near the finish line Sunday as the crowd was asked to observe a minute’s applause in her memory. The announcer referred to Chepte...
World Record Shoes, Tracks and Times The combination of these advancements has led to notable improvements in world record times across various distances. For example: The men's marathon world record was significantly improved by Eliud Kipchoge, who ran 2:...
Marathon world record-holder and Nike endorser Kelvin Kiptum, who was set to be a superstar of long-distance running and was a top contender for gold at the Olympics in Paris this year, was killed along with his coach in a car crash in Kenya. ...
Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge, the two-time Olympic marathon champion and world-record holder, won the Tokyo Marathon in Japan with a time of 2 hours, 2 minutes and 40 seconds on Sunday. Kipchoge, who defended his marathon title at Sapporo at the Tokyo Games last year, fell short of ...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, who was set to be a superstar of long-distance running and was a top contender for gold at the Olympics in Paris this year, was killed along with his coach in a car crash in Kenya. Their vehicle was the only...
02 Feb 2024, 00 GMT+10 MILPITAS, Calif.,Feb. 1, 2024/PRNewswire/ -- Amazfit, a leading global smart wearables brand owned by Zepp Health (NYSE:ZEPP), a health technology company, has today announced its groundbreaking partnership with Kelvin Kiptum, the ...
He also finished 10th at the Tokyo Olympics in the 5,000 meters. In addition to the record number of finishers, 13 other world records were attempted in Berlin, with 12 of those records set or broken during the race. Three of them set during the inline skating marathon, which was the ...
He finished sixth in the 10,000m final at the Paris Olympics earlier this year, according to the BBC.Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha celebrates after winning and setting a new half marathon world record with a time of 57 minutes 30 seconds in Valencia, Spain on Oct. 27, 2024. Eva Manez /...