Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and sports organisation Le Champion have extended their long-standing business relationship with another five years. TCS has been title sponsor of the TCS Amsterdam Marathon since 2011. The company will keep the naming rights for the marathon up to … [Read more...]
Marathon Events
Marathon Events Worldwide
Ichiyama Osaka Women’s Marathon record
February 4, 2021
Mao Ichiyama broke the event record at the 40th Osaka Women’s Marathon on Sunday, clocking 2:21:11 in the first World Athletics Label road race of 2021. … [Read more...]
Chebet wins the Valencia Elite Edition Marathon 2020
December 7, 2020
Valencia, 6 December 2020 - The Valencia Trinidad Alfonso EDP Marathon has taken another step towards its goal of continuing to improve its global position, becoming the third fastest marathon in the world thanks to the 2h03:00 mark of the Kenyan Evans Chebet (behind Berlin and … [Read more...]
Chicago Marathon 2020 cancelled
July 15, 2020
CHICAGO – The Bank of America Chicago Marathon, scheduled for Sunday, October 11, has been cancelled in response to the ongoing public health concerns brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. Event organizers and the City of Chicago made the decision to cancel race weekend … [Read more...]
Ethiopian double at Dubai Marathon 2020
January 24, 2020
Dubai - Olika Adugna and Worknesh Degefa make it an Ethiopian double at Dubai Marathon 2020. For tenacity, Worknesh Degefa was the star of the show in the 21st anniversary race of the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon this morning, the Ethiopian enduring mid-race physical … [Read more...]
Kipchoge, Bekele to face off in London 2020
January 22, 2020
The Two Fastest Men in the history of the Marathon, Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya (defending champion and world record holder), and Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia, are to face off in Virgin Money London Marathon on April 26. … [Read more...]
Debutant Hurisa sets Mumbai course record
January 19, 2020
Mumbai - India, Sunday 19 January 2020 : Derara Hurisa didn’t feature in any lists of favourites for the Tata Mumbai Marathon 2020 but the Ethiopian, a late addition to the elite field, upset the odds to win in a course record of 2:08:09 on Sunday. … [Read more...]
Kamworor, Jepkosgei take NYC Marathon titles
November 4, 2019
New York, USA - November 3, 2019 - Geoffrey Kamworor won his second event title and Joyciline Jepkosgei won in her marathon debut as the Kenyans swept the open division at the TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday. The United States’ Daniel Romanchuk, just 21 years old, won his … [Read more...]
Lencho Anbesa wins Venice Marathon 2019
October 28, 2019
Venice, Italy - October 28, 2019 - The Ethiopian Lencho Tesfave Anbesa and Judith Korir of Kenya, dominated their rivals to both win the 34th Huawei Venicemarathon title in 2h10’49” and 2h29’20”. … [Read more...]
Valary Aiyabei wins Frankfurt Marathon in Course Record
October 28, 2019
Frankfurt, Germany - Valary Aiyabei of Kenya wins Mainova Frankfurt Marathon in a new course record with her sub 2hr 20 time of 2:19:10 … [Read more...]
