The funeral of Kenya's world marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum, who died in a car crash at the weekend

🏃‍♂️💨In October last year, the Kenyan finished the Chicago marathon in 2:00:35, shaving over 30 seconds

"In honour of Kenya's world marathon record holder, a true national hero, the Government will assist

He remains the only person in history to run a marathon in under two hours and one minute.

head-to-head with Kipchoge for the first time.The only way to honour my brother kiptum is by winning the 2024 Olympic

marathon and bringing the victory home.

Those who do not win a place will have the opportunity to run the world's largest half marathon in aid

No one wants to miss the AJ Bell Great North Run 2024, the world's largest half marathon, which attracted

It is ideal for those who have missed out on the race or as a useful warm-up for the half marathon distance

the sport".The 2024 AJ Bell Great North RunThe AJ Bell Great North Run is the world’s biggest half marathon

ataxia.org.uk pic.twitter.com/L25wo54RYg— Ataxia UK (@AtaxiaUK) January 20, 2024As well as the half marathon

The Great North Run is the largest half marathon in the world.The spectacle on the streets and the welcome

Kelvin Kiptum, one of the favourites to win a medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics and one of the athletes on the verge of making athletics history, has died in a car accident in Kenya at the age of 24. He was driving his car when it veered off the road and overturned. His coach, Rwandan Gervais Hakizimana, also died.

He was quoted by AFP as saying.Kiptum set the world marathon record in Chicago in 2023.

The Kenyan burst onto the marathon scene when he set a world record of 2:00:35 in Chicago in October,

The Kenyan had announced that he would attempt to become the first man to run an official marathon in

GETTY IMAGESMeanwhile, Kenya's two-time Olympic 800m champion David Rudisha said: "I am shocked and deeply

Wanjiru had won the Olympic title in Beijing in 2008.

A new study has confirmed that the French capital faces a significant risk of record-breaking temperatures in the summer of 2024, when Paris and other cities will host the Summer Olympics.

A new study presenting "climate simulations to anticipate extreme heatwaves during the Paris 2024 Olympic

Athletics events, particularly the marathon, as well as tennis and beach volleyball, are considered vulnerable

VillageThe decision not to install air conditioning in the Olympic Village was a good one, especially

GETTY IMAGES"Air conditioning in the village was a problem," a European diplomat involved in Olympic

average drop of up to 6 degrees.Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge of Team Kenya hydrates before winning gold in the marathon

Running, is offering the chance to run the same course through the streets of the French capital that Olympic

It will be a virtual race called Connected Marathon for Everyone.

sponsor of the mass running event, are launching an innovative project that will allow you to run the Olympic

Marathon from home, six months before the start of the Paris 2024 Games.

This project will give some of them a glimpse of what it means to be an Olympic athlete.The mass running

Games.La course d'une vie dans la ville lumière ✨L'expérience Marathon Pour Tous commencera dès le départ

Marathon from the Place de la Concorde in front of the Hôtel de Ville de Paris.

In addition to the security challenges of hosting the Olympics and the protests that come with the global attention of any event of similar scale, the Summer Games in the French capital from the July 2024 would also face the threat of extreme heat.

significantly much worse than 2003 could happen, which is possible," stresses Pascal Yiou.Asked by AFP, the Olympic

case-by-case basis, may be postponed due to climate issues related to extreme heat, such as the women's marathon

Political bickering, persistent grumbling about ticket prices and disruption to daily life are souring the mood ahead of Paris 2024. Several recent announcements have led to a surge in negative publicity for the sporting mega-event, which will kick off in six months and attract a television audience of billions.

nbsp;Paris will see "the most expensive ticket prices in an athletics arena that we have seen at an Olympic

confident that sights such as beach volleyball in front of the Eiffel Tower, swimming in the Seine, or the marathon

extensions will be finished on time, they insist.Workers stand on the construction site of the 2024 Olympic

GETTY IMAGESTony Estanguet, the head of the Paris organising committee, has criticised "Olympic bashing

 Performance anxiety is also natural for any Olympic host, as it prepares to show the best of itself

The Ethiopian Olympic Committee (EOC) has begun preparations for the Olympic year with the goal of surpassing

Under the leadership of Ashebir Woldegiorgis, the Ethiopian Olympic Committee (EOC) has begun its preparations

for the Olympic year to reach the best possible form for Paris 2024, scheduled to begin on Friday 26

It has participated in the Olympic Games since Melbourne in 1956 and has won a total of 58 medals (23

gold, 12 silver and 23 bronze), all in its main specialities, long-distance running and the marathon

in athletics.Ashebir Woldegiorgis, President of the Ethiopian Olympic Committee.

The thirty-third Olympic Games of the modern era, with more than 10,000 athletes, will begin in the Paris

The start of the Olympic year is marked by a series of qualifying tournaments for the world's premier

GETTY IMAGESOnly the top three teams from each of the four Olympic Qualifying Tournaments will secure

GETTY IMAGESResults in these events will already count for the Olympic rankings.

The deadline is 30 June, one month after the start of the Olympic athletics events.

For the marathon, the deadline is two months earlier.

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be followed by a number of major sporting events.

The 33rd Modern Olympic Games, scheduled to be held in Paris from 26 July to 11 August, will certainly

of the athletes, many records will be broken, and the public will join the athletes in enjoying the Olympic

The world's most famous marathon, the New York Marathon, takes place on 5 November, while the ATP Finals

América finals will take place on 23 and 30 September.Kenya's Hellen Obiri won the 52nd New York City Marathon

The 33rd Olympic Summer Games will capture the world's attention in July and August, but the excitement

It's either the World Cup or the Olympic Games, both of which attract the attention of virtually the

sees the start of the NBA play-offs, the World Team Walking Championships in Turkey and the London Marathon

 May continues with pre-Olympic events such as table tennis and the Roland Garros tournament will

The month will also see intense basketball battles for four Olympic berths, almost an unofficial Olympic

At the end of the month, as mentioned, the 33rd Olympic Summer Games of the modern era will begin in

For the first time in history, it's not been two, but six athletes who have been awarded by World Athletics: Tigist Assefa, Mondo Duplantis, Kelvin Kiptum, Faith Kipyegon, Noah Lyles, and Yulimar Rojas were announced as World Athletes of the Year for 2023 during the ceremony in the Principality of Monaco.

our award winners and all of the athletes nominated for these honors," concluded the British double Olympic

these awards, the Fair Play Award went to Ethiopian Letesenbet Gidey (10,000 meters); Abbott World Marathon

The Olympic champion, Eliud Kipchoge, and the world record holder, Kelvin Kiptum, will face off at the

Maraton in Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

all indications point to their first meeting taking place in the most significant event of all: the Olympic

marathon.

Kipchoge aims to become the first athlete to win three Olympic golds in the marathon, following his successes

marathon.

The equally impressive women's team includes defending Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir, Boston and

Valencia is becoming one of the great references in long-distance running, as demonstrated by the 10,000m world records set in 2021 by Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda and Letensebet Gidey of Ethiopia, in a spectacular event that made headlines around the world.

This time it was the road race and just a month after the half marathon, the Trinidad Alfonso Valencia

Making his debut at the historic Olympic distance, the three-time World 10,000m champion competed alongside

veteran multi-time World and Olympic champion Kenenisa Bekele (41), compatriots Dawit Wolde and Sissay

His personal best came at the Berlin Marathon in 2019, when he finished third in 2h:03:36.

Spanish record. © Getty ImagesEthiopia's Almaz Ayana was in her second year as a marathoner after winning Olympic

The 2024 Open Water Swimming World Cup season kicks off in the waters of Soma Bay, Egypt, home to the successful 2023 Open Water Swimming World Cup as part of the Egypt Aquatics Festival. The second stop will be Golfo Aranci, Italy, a coastal town renowned for its warm Sardinian hospitality. "Sardinia is like a second home for many of us who compete in open water swimming. It's always a joy to race there," said German swimmer Leonie Beck.

Estuary Nature Reserve has successfully hosted multiple World Aquatics open water events, including the Olympic

Marathon Swim Qualifier events in 2012, 2016, and 2021, the Marathon Swim World Series 2022, and the