Professor of Sport Studies Amy Bass joins WIRED to answers the internet's burning questions about the history of the Olympics. When were the first olympics contested? How do the olympic games of ...

What do Sifan Hassan, Tigst Assefa and Hellen Obiri have in common? Besides being reigning Olympic medallists in the women’s marathon, the trio will headline the elite field at the 2026 TCS London ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - August 30, 1904, American runner Thomas Hicks won gold in the St. Louis Olympics marathon race.

Ethiopian star Yomif Kejelcha, who is one of the most accomplished distance runners of the past decade, will make his marathon debut. The 28-year-old owns two world championship silver medals in the ...

The 2025 London Marathon is shaping up to be a barnburner and it could be the most entertaining World Major Marathon this year. The 2025 London Marathon is slated for Sunday, April 27, 2025 and the ...

Eliud Kipchoge, the former double Olympic marathon champion and two-time world-record holder, has said that Sunday’s New York Marathon will be his final major one. The Kenyan, who turns 41 next week, ...

A record number of men and women qualified for the Olympic trials at the California International Marathon in Sacramento, with many runners achieving personal bests and meeting new, tougher standards.