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Olympic winner Sifan Hassan opts for Sydney Marathon over Tokyo's World Athletics Championships

August 28, 2025 2:06 pm

Hassan, although she has won two gold medals and a bronze at Tokyo she said her heart was always at the Sydney Marathon

Fauja Singh: Granddad who didn't ‘feel like dying’

July 16, 2025 6:48 pm

Village folklore has it that the oxen would get tired, but Fauja Singh wouldn’t. This relentless work ethic eventually found expression on the track

Tenzing Hillary Everest Half Marathon: In over 5 hrs, HC joint registrar reaches finishing line

June 02, 2025 1:50 pm

Kang covered 21 km in the half marathon, starting from Dingboche (4,530 m) and concluding at Namche Bazar (3,440 m) in five hours, 22 minutes, and 16 seconds.

Woman runs 2025 London Marathon in wedding dress; netizens find the reason ‘heartbreakingly beautiful’

May 01, 2025 3:49 pm

After covering 23 miles in standard running gear, Laura Coleman-Day paused briefly to change into her gown for the final stretch, determined to cross the finish line in it.

Tigst Assefa sets women's-only marathon world record at London: still 25 seconds slower than Radcliffe's 2003 mark in mixed race

April 28, 2025 1:59 pm

The 28-year-old clocked 2:15.50 to beat previous mark of 2:16:16 set last year in London by Kenyan Peres Jepchirchir.

Triathlon Paris Olympics gold medallist finishes 14th at London Marathon, enduring 'dark moments'

April 28, 2025 8:35 am

Alex Yee completed the race in 2 hr 11 min 8 seconds and was overwhelmed by welcome he received at the finish line.

Chinese humanoid robots race alongside humans in half-marathon in Beijing

April 20, 2025 3:36 pm

Some humanoid robots needed to be physically supported by trainers while others crashed and fell over during the race.

Why runners cheat at marathons: promotion at work, social media validation and qualifying for international races

March 14, 2025 8:13 am

Marathon organisers say cases of cheating is common and few avenues to stop the offenders from participating in future

Switching bibs, Railway athlete ran marathon for doctor’s wife, another; all 3 banned

March 12, 2025 8:36 am

The allegation of cheating has been made against a sports quota railway employee who purportedly ran for the wife of a railway doctor and another participant.

Vineeta Singh runs 42 km marathon, sets personal best record: 'Only took me 17 years...'

March 05, 2025 3:27 pm

The journey from 5 km to 42 km is just a number; what matters is your determination

Top Frames: Best images from the week gone by

November 28, 2014 8:15 pm

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Anil Ambani, John Abraham, Neha Dhupia join the marathon runners

January 21, 2014 6:45 pm

Akshay Kumar flags off marathon in Surat

February 14, 2016 1:56 pm

Surat, Feb 14 (ANI): Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar flagged off a night marathon in Surat, Gujarat. Thousands of people participated in different categories of marathon. Physically challenged people also participated in the one-kilometre category of the race. At least, 12 physically challenged people came from Pune to participate in the marathon. The physically challenged were happy to take part in the marathon which gave them a new hope to live life despite challenges. Around 15,000 people participated in the marathon but thousands more came to the venue to watch Akshay, the brand ambassador of Surat night marathon.The fund raised through this event will be used for installing closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras in the city, clean India project and improving facilities in a cancer hospital in Surat.