News for 'marathon'

Djokovic unsure about French Open quarter-finals after knee injury

Djokovic unsure about French Open quarter-finals after knee injury

Rediff.com4 Jun 2024

Novak Djokovic said he has been experiencing slight discomfort in his right knee for a couple of weeks.

Mumbai marathon mania impresses Polyzou

Mumbai marathon mania impresses Polyzou

Rediff.com15 Jan 2010

Maria Polyzou, the Greek national marathon champion and vice-president of SEGAS, who brought the prestigious Marathon Flame to the city, was excited about her journey to the city.

Negussie wins Boston marathon

Negussie wins Boston marathon

Rediff.com19 Apr 2005

He became the second Ethiopian winner in the history of the world's oldest annually contested marathon.

Marathon Grand Slam planned

Marathon Grand Slam planned

Rediff.com18 Apr 2005

Share your Marathon moments

Share your Marathon moments

Rediff.com20 Jan 2008

Send us your pictures or videos and we will put it up on our website.

PIX: Mo Farah signs off illustrious career with fourth-place finish

PIX: Mo Farah signs off illustrious career with fourth-place finish

Rediff.com10 Sep 2023

Britain's Mo Farah capped his illustrious competitive racing career with a fourth-place finish at the Great North Run half-marathon in Newcastle on Sunday.

Assefa stuns the world with record-breaking run!

Assefa stuns the world with record-breaking run!

Rediff.com24 Sep 2023

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.

India's long history of near misses at the Olympics

India's long history of near misses at the Olympics

Rediff.com19 Jul 2024

India's tryst with fourth-place Olympic heartbreaks

PIX: Bollywood runs the Mumbai Marathon

PIX: Bollywood runs the Mumbai Marathon

Rediff.com21 Jan 2013

John Abraham, Kalki Koechlin are among those who run for Mumbai.

Sports Shorts: Bekele wins Berlin marathon

Sports Shorts: Bekele wins Berlin marathon

Rediff.com29 Sep 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday.

Wow! Mina Guli is running 100 marathons to save water

Wow! Mina Guli is running 100 marathons to save water

Rediff.com5 Dec 2018

Mina Guli wants to complete 100 marathons across the world to raise awareness of water scarcity and save water.

Norway Chess: Praggnanandhaa beats Alireza in Armageddon

Norway Chess: Praggnanandhaa beats Alireza in Armageddon

Rediff.com28 May 2024

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa got off to a flier and defeated Firouzja Alireza of France in the Armageddon game in the first round of Norway Chess tournament in Stavanger on Tuesday.

PIX: Kenya's Kipchoge breaks two-hour marathon barrier

PIX: Kenya's Kipchoge breaks two-hour marathon barrier

Rediff.com12 Oct 2019

He reached the halfway mark in 59.35 seconds, 11 seconds inside the target, and ran remarkably consistently with his one-kilometre times fluctuating between 2.48 and 2.52 seconds.

Ethiopia's star marathon duo ready to conquer Mumbai

Ethiopia's star marathon duo ready to conquer Mumbai

Rediff.com3 Jan 2017

The 26-year-old Abshero, a former world junior cross country champion, would be looking to make a big impact on his first trip to India with a personal best time of two hours, four minutes and 23 seconds, the best among those who have entered the race.

New York City Marathon most technologically advanced: TCS

New York City Marathon most technologically advanced: TCS

Rediff.com3 Nov 2014

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.

PIX: Bollywood runs the Mumbai Marathon

PIX: Bollywood runs the Mumbai Marathon

Rediff.com20 Jan 2014

Several stars participated as well as cheered in the Mumbai Marathon.

Mumbai Marathon prize-money raised

Mumbai Marathon prize-money raised

Rediff.com15 Nov 2007

The fifth Mumbai Marathon has enhanced its prize money to USD 2.4 lakh and has attracted 40 of the world's top 100 marathoners.

Marathon's young achiever

Marathon's young achiever

Rediff.com15 Feb 2004

PIX: Lagat, Alemu reign in Mumbai Marathon; Nitendra, Sudha best Indians

PIX: Lagat, Alemu reign in Mumbai Marathon; Nitendra, Sudha best Indians

Rediff.com20 Jan 2019

Cosmas Lagat of Kenya and Worknesh Alemu of Ethiopia surprised pre-race favourites to win the men's and women's crowns respectively in the US $405,000 Tata Mumbai Marathon, in Mumbai, on Sunday.

Indian athletes slam Marathon organisers

Indian athletes slam Marathon organisers

Rediff.com20 Jan 2008

The Indian half-marathoners complained of being treated unfairly during the Mumbai Marathon.

Prakhar Chaturvedi breaks Yuvraj Singh's 25-year-old record!

Prakhar Chaturvedi breaks Yuvraj Singh's 25-year-old record!

Rediff.com15 Jan 2024

Karnataka's Prakhar Chaturvedi on Monday broke Yuvraj Singh's 25-year-old record for the highest score in the U-19 Cooch Behar Trophy final with an unbeaten 404 off 636 balls against Mumbai in Shivamogga.

Ethopians brave smog to clinch Delhi Half Marathon races

Ethopians brave smog to clinch Delhi Half Marathon races

Rediff.com19 Nov 2017

Current woman world athlete of the year Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia clinched gold in her debut race while compatriot Berhanu Legese won the men's event in the Delhi Half Marathon in New Delhi on Sunday.

Inspiring! This Marathoner wants you to break free

Inspiring! This Marathoner wants you to break free

Rediff.com18 Jan 2017

Partially paralysed but with unbreakable will power and determination, Nihad Panju has beaten the odds to become a fitness freak and is all set to run his 4th Mumbai Marathon on Sunday.

A town called Marathon

A town called Marathon

Rediff.com26 Aug 2004

PIX: Kawauchi, Linden record shock wins in rain-soaked Boston Marathon

PIX: Kawauchi, Linden record shock wins in rain-soaked Boston Marathon

Rediff.com17 Apr 2018

An American woman had not won the historic race since Lisa Larsen Weidenbach in 1985.

Gopi, Kheta Ram clock personal bests in marathon

Gopi, Kheta Ram clock personal bests in marathon

Rediff.com22 Aug 2016

The Indian duo of Thanackal Gopi and Kheta Ram put up an inspired show and clock their personal best timings to finish 25th and 26th respectively in the men's marathon at the Rio Olympics on Sunday.

Nepalese soldier wins Tenzing-Hillary Marathon on Everest

Nepalese soldier wins Tenzing-Hillary Marathon on Everest

Rediff.com30 May 2016

Nepali soldier Bed Bahadur Sunuwar won the world's highest marathon in the snow-covered foothills of Mount Everest.

Leaked doping data casts doubt over major marathons

Leaked doping data casts doubt over major marathons

Rediff.com10 Aug 2015

Britain's Sunday Times and Germany's ARD say the results from the database of the sport's governing body, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), show evidence of widespread cheating among long distance runners.

Double delight for Ethiopia but elite runners slam Mumbai marathon

Double delight for Ethiopia but elite runners slam Mumbai marathon

Rediff.com21 Jan 2018

The elite women runners of the Tata Mumbai Marathon slammed the event organisers, saying there were too many casual runners on the course and that the Metro construction work was also a hindrance.

Injury scare for Emma; Venus ousted in marathon match

Injury scare for Emma; Venus ousted in marathon match

Rediff.com5 Jan 2023

China's Zhu Lin, who outlasted Venus Williams 3-6, 6-2, 7-5 in a rain-hit match that ran two hours and 23 minutes.

Abera wins Mumbai Marathon as Ethiopians rule roost

Abera wins Mumbai Marathon as Ethiopians rule roost

Rediff.com18 Jan 2015

Ethiopian Tesfaye Abera won the Mumbai Marathon crossing the finish line in 2 hours, 9 minutes and 46 seconds on Sunday.

Labour Pains, The Silent Crisis Undermining India's Infrastructure Boom

Labour Pains, The Silent Crisis Undermining India's Infrastructure Boom

Rediff.com11 Jul 2024

Severe skilled, unskilled shortage threatens to pull emergency brakes on India's industrial engine.

Racism row over Stockholm Marathon prize money

Racism row over Stockholm Marathon prize money

Rediff.com24 Apr 2015

Accusations of racism have forced organisers of the Stockholm Marathon to change their proposed plan to give prize money to only Nordic runners.

Lyngkhoi, Babbar to represent India in Asian Marathon

Lyngkhoi, Babbar to represent India in Asian Marathon

Rediff.com18 Feb 2013

Mumbai Marathon winners, Binning Lyngkhoi and Lalita Babbar, will represent India in the men's and women's section of the 14th Asian Marathon Championship to be held in Hong Kong (China) on February 24.

FIRE Your Financial Dreams: Live Life on Your Terms

FIRE Your Financial Dreams: Live Life on Your Terms

Rediff.com20 Jun 2024

Are Financial Independence and Early Retirement two opposite ideas? Vatsal Ramaiya illustrates why these are not so in this series that offers a roadmap to living life on your terms.

Mumbai to host international marathon

Mumbai to host international marathon

Rediff.com27 Apr 2003

The top ten men's and women's runners are expected for the Jan 18, 2004 event.

Three-judge SC bench to hear Hemant Soren's plea against ED arrest

Three-judge SC bench to hear Hemant Soren's plea against ED arrest

Rediff.com2 Feb 2024

A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna, M M Sundresh and Bela M Trivedi will hear the plea of jailed JMM leader at 10.30 am on Friday.

Running In The Snow At 10,000 Feet

Running In The Snow At 10,000 Feet

Rediff.com13 Mar 2023

225 runners took part in the second snow marathon organised at Sissu in Lahaul-Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, on Sunday, March 12, 2023.

Wimbledon PIX: Djokovic, Zverev, Medvedev in Round 4

Wimbledon PIX: Djokovic, Zverev, Medvedev in Round 4

Rediff.com7 Jul 2024

IMAGES from Day 6 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Saturday.

Why Katie Moon chose to share pole vault gold

Why Katie Moon chose to share pole vault gold

Rediff.com18 Jan 2024

Athletes need not have prior relationship for sharing medals at big events, say Katie Moon