Chinese state media reported on Friday that reigning Asian Games marathon champion He Jie and three African runners, who had appeared to allow the home athlete to cross the line first, had been stripped of their placings and prize money.

Red Stag Rotorua Marathon's inaugural winner Dave Heine will return for the 60^th anniversary event on 4 May and hopes to participate in the Go Media 10km race.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published its 2022 Testing Figures Report, which provides an overview of the results of all samples analysed and reported by WADA-accredited laboratories in the WADA Anti-Doping Administration and Management System during 2022.

With 70 days to go, an exciting and iconic half marathon route has been unveiled, taking in many of Rome's most famous landmarks from 7-12 June.

"Not every day is Christmas," said Kenya's double Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge after suffering a setback in his preparations for the Paris Games when he finished 10th behind winner Benson Kipruto in Sunday's Tokyo Marathon. Kebede won the women's race, followed by Rosemary Wanjiru and Amane Beriso Shankule. Sifan Hassan was fourth.

Eliud Kipchoge, the renowned double Olympic marathon champion, honoured Kelvin Kiptum on 1 March following the world record holder's tragic death last month. The Kenyan died as a result of a car accident when his vehicle hit a tree.

Elite athletes, officials and a crowd of mourners gathered on Friday to bid farewell to Kelvin Kiptum, the esteemed Kenyan marathon champion and world record holder. The funeral was held at the place where Kelvin Kiptum began his journey, honed his talents and finally said goodbye.

Only those who have completed a marathon know how difficult it is to run 42,195 metres, the legendary distance that inspired the Greek messenger Pheidippides when he ran from Marathon to Athens in 480 BC to bring news of a key event in the Battle of Marathon.

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.

The Olympic champion, Eliud Kipchoge, and the world record holder, Kelvin Kiptum, will face off at the Maraton in Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Octogenarian athlete Garth Barfoot, who was unable to finish the New York City Marathon (USA) last weekend, has quickly set his sights on completing the 60th anniversary edition of the Rotorua Marathon next May.

The iconic New York City Marathon celebrated its 52nd edition on Sunday, an event that has only been cancelled twice since its inception in 1970 (in 2012 due to Hurricane Sandy and in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic).

Paris 2024 has revealed the routes for the Paralympic marathons and road cycling events next year.

There are some, perhaps many, in the world of running who believe that the new era of "super shoes" has turned the sport into something more akin to Formula 1, where technology appears to be the trump card in terms of performance.

Paris 2024 and Orange, the Organising Committee's premium partner, will be hosting a relay race on June 17 named the "Orange Night Run" where 1,000 bibs will be available to win, it has been announced.