Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele narrowly missed out on a new world record when he out-sprinted Kenya's Wilson Kipsang to win the Berlin marathon in the second fastest race of all time on Sunday.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday.
A humanoid robot named Lightning, developed by Chinese smartphone maker Honor, has reportedly run 100 meters in 9.32 seconds, surpassing Usain Bolt's human world record.
Hassan said she paid the price for her fast start over the last part of the race but she held on to win her fourth marathon in six starts, including her triumph at last year's Paris Olympics.
Kenyan Wilson Kipsang smashed the marathon world record by 15 seconds as he stormed to the Berlin title on Sunday.
Window for fast marathons closing because of climate change, report finds
Indian golfers Vishnu Vardhan Bhati and Ankush Saha achieved podium finishes at the Czech Disabled Golf Masters in Prague. Bhati secured second place, while Saha clinched third, showcasing strong performances in the Nett Stroke Play event.
Kenya's Sabastian Sawe made history by becoming the first person to run a marathon in under two hours at the London Marathon.
'The marathon is run at a certain pace. It's not easy.'
Berlin marathon organisers shelve plans for 2020 race
Haile Gebrselassie won the Berlin marathon for the fourth straight year on Sunday but the Ethiopian failed to break his own world record after fading in the warm weather.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge staved off a surprise challenge from Ethiopian debutant Guye Adola to win an enthralling Berlin marathon on Sunday, but missed out on his bid to set a new world record.
For the first time, since women began running the Olympic marathon in 1984, women will conclude the athletics programme, with their marathon coming a day after the men's event.
Assefa set a blistering early pace, gradually shaking off any competition to pulverise Kenyan Brigid Kosgei's record of two hours 14 minutes and four seconds set in 2019.
Kenya's Ruth Chepngetich smashes women's marathon world record in Chicago
Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge shattered his own marathon world record on Sunday, winning the Berlin race with a time of 2:01.09 to shave half a minute off his previous world best set in the German capital four years ago.
He may have once skipped the cricket tour of India in fear of being questioned for his alleged role in the 2000 match-fixing scandal, but former South African all-rounder Nicky Boje, who was later cleared of all charges, is set to participate in the Mumbai Marathon on January 17.
According to the Nation newspaper, Kiptum was driving his Rwandan coach and a woman in a car near the Rift Valley village where he was born when the accident occurred.
Following her retirement from tennis due to injuries, Olympic champion Monica Puig has switched gears and is enjoying another sport.
Ethiopian Gotytom Gebreslase survived a two-way battle with Kenyan Judith Korir to win the women's world marathon title in championship-record time on Monday in 2:18:11 in Eugene, United States.
Ethiopia's Yalemzerf Yehualaw stormed to victory in the women's London Marathon on Sunday ahead of last year's winner Joyciline Jepkosgei.
Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge got the better of compatriot and defending champion Wilson Kipsang in a fierce battle over the closing miles to win the London Marathon by five seconds on Sunday.
The race, held annually since 1897, is the world's most prestigious marathon and generally draws over 30,000 runners from all over the world.
Haile Gebrselassie returned to form with an easy victory at the Great Birmingham Run on Sunday after dropping out of last month's Berlin Marathon with breathing problems.
Kenyan Abraham Kiptum set a world record of 58 minutes and 18 seconds in the men's race at the Valencia half-marathon in Spain on Sunday.
Ethiopian Shura Kitata won a thrilling London Marathon as a stunned world record holder Eliud Kipchoge faded late in the race
Lata Alimchandani is the first Indian woman over 60 to complete the World Marathon Majors. She's also among the world's elite marathon runners in her age group. But she won't stop running.
Due to restricted entry in Japan, the race has now been pushed back to Oct. 17.
Red Square and VDNKh easily rank among the most striking places I've visited -- both for their historical significance and architectural splendour.
My admiration for Russian culture, vision and ambition grew with every step as I clocked the miles, Nitin Sathe tells us after a visit to Moscow and St Petersburg.
Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie shattered his own world marathon record in Berlin on Sunday when he became the first man to run under two hours four minutes.
Kenyan Patrick Makau shattered the world men's marathon record by 21 seconds on Sunday, when he clocked two hours three minutes 38 seconds over the fast, flat Berlin course on a warm, sunny morning.
The Kenyan won the Berlin race in an unofficial time of 2 hours 4 minutes and 55 seconds.
Kenya's Geoffrey Mutai won the Boston Marathon on Monday in an unofficial time of two hours three minutes and two seconds, the fastest time ever recorded over the distance.
For all of Sohn's efforts at reconciliation, Japan has had an awkward relationship with him and his legacy.
Two-time Olympic gold medallist Haile Gebrselassie has been named brand ambassador of the US $3,50,000 tenth Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon, on January 20.
Eliud Kipchoge ran the quickest recorded marathon on Saturday, crossing the line at the Monza Formula One track in two hours and 25 seconds but missing out on an ambitious attempt to break the two-hour barrier.
Kenya's marathon world record holder Eliud Kipchoge and Colombian jumper Caterine Ibarguen were honoured as IAAF athletes of the year at athletics' annual awards ceremony on Tuesday.
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TCS previously developed mobile apps for the last year's marathon, helping participants to track runners and to receive race results, information on the event, and tips for training.
