Sifan Hassan and Kelvin Kiptum, respective women’s and men’s winners of this year’s London Marathon, will challenge defending champions Ruth Chepngetich and Benson Kipruto in tomorrow’s Bank of America Chicago Marathon.

Kenya’s Hellen Obiri and Evans Chebet, both making their debut in the New York City Marathon tomorrow, are also as one in insisting that victory, rather than a time, is paramount.

Hellen Obiri says she is "excited" to be running her first marathon on Sunday (November 6) when she competes in the New York City race - and believes she is capable of winning.

Americans Galen Rupp and Sara Hall will have home expectations on their shoulders at this year's Chicago Marathon, with both in contention of breaking the men's and women's national records.

Defending champion Sir Mo Farah and 2017 winner Galen Rupp will run in tomorrow’s Chicago Marathon at the end of a build-up where the biggest name involved has been that of their former coach, Alberto Salazar.

Having seen Shalane Flanagan become the first home woman to win the New York City Marathon in 40 years last November, United States fans are looking forward to tomorrow’s Boston Marathon with rising hopes of a similar landmark victory.

Alberto Salazar, chief coach at the Nike Oregon Project (NOP), has denied reading all of the leaked US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) report into activities there following his athlete Galen Rupp winning the Chicago Marathon yesterday.

Galen Rupp and Tirunesh Dibaba continued their respective transitions from the track to the road by gaining superb victories at the Chicago Marathon today.

Sir Mo Farah stressed he has "never failed a blood test" following the release of hacked documents from the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) which appear to show a blood test result from him and from 46 other athletes that caused initial suspicion and required further checking.

Christian Coleman gave another display of sizzling pace as he won his 100 metres heat at the USA Track and Field (USATF) World Championship trials in Sacramento in 9.93sec on a day which saw Galen Rupp lose out in the men's 10,000m.

Alberto Salazar, chief coach at the Nike Oregon Project (NOP), has denied any wrongdoing in the wake of the leaking of a US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) report into activities there.

An interim report by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) which claims athletics coach Alberto Salazar infringed anti-doping rules has now been published in its entirety.

Geoffrey Kirui and Edna Kiplagat completed a Kenyan double today after winning the respective male and female races at the Boston Marathon.

Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge demonstrated once again here that he is the foremost marathon runner of the moment as he remorselessly rid himself of all opposition to claim gold ahead of the two last men to have broken under his pace, Fayisa Lelisa of Ethiopia and Galen Rupp of the United States, who took silver and bronze respectively.

Galen Rupp, already qualified for the Rio 2016 marathon, gave himself a second option as he lived up to his position as favourite in the 10,000 metres at the United States Olympic Track and Field trials in a race which saw the end of 41-year-old Bernard Lagat’s hopes of becoming the oldest ever American runner at the Games.