Spyros Louis, a Greek water-carrier, was the winner of the first Olympic marathon at the 1896 Summer Games—a triumph inspired ...

As a result, World Athletics has conceived the following system for 2024 qualification: Each country can send a maximum of ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Olympic Marathon Trials are coming up on February 29th in Atlanta. There are a number of local runners competing and many have more in common than running - they're also ...

About the Los Angeles Olympics When are the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics? The Olympics will return to Los Angeles for an ...

A test run meant to allow Olympic athletes to familiarize themselves with the marathon swimming course in the Seine River was canceled Tuesday over concerns about water quality in the Paris waterway.

Kenyan Peres Jepchirchir won the world championships marathon by two seconds over Ethiopian Tigst Assefa in what turned into a duel between the two most decorated women in the field. Jepchirchir, the ...

As Joan Benoit Samuelson negotiated the hairpin turn into the Coliseum tunnel, ran past the USC locker room and onto the stadium’s red synthetic track for the final 400 meters of the 1984 Olympic ...

The 54th Boston Marathon, held on April 19, 1950, once again stunned the world. In this event, where Son Ki-jeong served as ...

The Luik triplets have already encountered some strange looks at the Olympics. The Estonian sisters, who will compete in the women's marathon, say they have gotten some "funny faces" from security ...

PORT ANGELES — The 23rd annual North Olympic Discovery Marathon started off Saturday under bright sunny skies Saturday with the vast majority of the runners more than holding their own against warmer ...

Kipruto, an Olympic bronze medalist, narrowly beat fellow Kenyan Alexander Mutiso in the Pro Men's race, as both men finished ...

Jeonju City in North Jeolla Province will host the "Olympic Day Run 2025 in Jeonju" event on November 16 at Jeonju World Cup ...