Kenya topped the medal table at the last edition of the World Road Running Championships in Riga.
MoreSebastian Sawe and Tigst Assefa produced world record performances in the men’s and women’s races when retaining their titles at the TCS London Marathon on 26 April.
MoreThe 13.3km course, featuring 1300 metres of ascent, took runners through a constantly changing landscape.
MoreThe women’s field assembles the winners of the past four editions, and between them they hold the four fastest winning performances in race history.
MoreKorir’s 2:04:45 victory in Boston last year came just six months after he triumphed at the 2024 Chicago Marathon.
MoreAgnes Ngetich clocked 31:28 for the 10km race to clinch her first global title ahead of Uganda’s Joy Cheptoyek and Ethiopia’s Senayet Getachew.
MoreThe fact that he had to run the last mile to get to the stadium in time for the 1968 Olympic 1500m final, after his bus got stuck in traffic, was the least of the psychological (or, indeed, physical) obstacles
MoreObiri is one of several strong Kenyans in the field, alongside two-time Boston winner Edna Kiplagat, 2022 New York Marathon winner Sharon Lokedi, Hamburg Marathon champion Irene Cheptai, and 2012 Boston Marathon winner Sharon Cherop.
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