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This weekend, the world's greatest athletes come together for one of the biggest days in the athletics calendar as the Novuna London Athletics Meet returns to London Stadium.

(Photo Credit -Victah Sailer) Ethiopia’s Olympic silver medallist Tigst Assefa will return to the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON on 27th September, trying to regain the world record. While defending champion Rosemary Wanjiru of Kenya intends to defend her title in the German capital, Amane Beriso, another world-class runner from Ethiopia, has also committed to the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON.

Rising long-distance star Dennis Kipkogei smashed the course record at the Gutenberg Mainz Half Marathon on Sunday. Clocking 59:14 the Kenyan placed the upcoming German race firmly on the international map for high-class half marathon racing. The only national half marathon that currently produces faster results than Mainz is Berlin. 

INDIANAPOLIS – One hundred twenty-four years after hosting the first Olympic marathon ever contested on U.S. soil, St. Louis will once again play a pivotal role in America’s Olympic marathon history.

Challa Gossa and Stacy Ndiwa denied the defending champions at the Cali Marathon in Columbia on Sunday. The combination of warm temperatures with slightly over 20 Celsius, very high humidity and an altitude of around 1,000 metres scuppered attempts to break the course records.

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