Athletics

Kenyan Chepkirui takes back New York City Marathon title, Almgren wins in debut

Kenya’s Sheila Chepkirui crosses the line to win the women’s elite race in New York City, on Nov 1.

Ex-European 1,500m champion Ciara Mageean dies aged 34 after cancer battle

Ireland’s Ciara Mageean after winning 1,500m gold in the European Athletics Championships in Rome in 2024. She died of bowel cancer on Nov 1.

‘So shameful’: Top Kenyan runners dismayed over Peres Jepchirchir doping case

Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir tested positive for the banned blood booster EPO in a sample taken before her Sydney Marathon victory.

Long jumper Julieta Gallego among victims of deadly Spain train collision

Long jumper Julieta Gallego is among the victims of a train collision in Spain’s Toledo province that killed at least 69 people.

Doping-India to criminalise doping supply chains to boost bid to host Olympics

Singapore Athletics flags off West Zone Athletics Meet to let teens compete

Minister for Culture, Community and Youth David Neo (centre) joining students for a warm-up ahead of the competition at the West Zone Athletics Meet at Hwa Chong Institution on Oct 26.

S’pore runner Shaun Goh rewrites half-marathon national record in Valencia

Shaun Goh now owns national records in five different events.

Kawano, Henderson set world marathon race walk records

Tomoya Ito, 63, becomes oldest Japanese male gold medallist at Asian Para Games

Tomoya Ito after winning gold in the 200m T51/T52 event at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games on Oct 23.

World marathon champion Jepchirchir provisionally banned by AIU over EPO finding

Sep 14, 2025; Tokyo, Japan; Peres Jepchirchir (KEN) reacts after winning the women's marathon, 2:24:43 to 2:24:45, during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

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