ATHLETICS – Usain Bolt won the men’s 100m at the world championships in Beijing. It was his third world title in this event. Bolt joined Carl Lewis (USA) and Maurice Greene (USA) as the only athletes to win three world titles in this event. Bolt also won in 2009 and 2013. Since Yohan Blake won this event in 2011, it is now four Jamaican gold medals in a row.
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REVIEW: Farah doubles on the double
ATHLETICS – On Sunday, Mo Farah (GBR) won the 5000m at the European Championships athletics to claim his fifth gold medal in the history of the European Athletics Championships. Continue reading
REVIEW: Adams equals Lavillenie in Diamond League
ATHLETICS – Valerie Adams won the women’s shot put in the Diamond League series in Rome on Thursday. This was Adams’ 19th victory in a Diamond League meeting, equalling pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie on most victories (19). Adams has now won all women’s shot puts in which she has taken part since the 2010 Commonwealth Games in October 2010. Continue reading
REVIEW: Kipsang sets course record in London
ATHLETICS – Wilson Kipsang (KEN) set a course record of 2:04:29 to win the London Marathon. It was the fifth time he finished a marathon in under 2:05. No other athlete has achieved this. Continue reading
INFOGRAPHIC: 2013 New York City marathon
ATHLETICS – On Sunday, 3 November, the 43rd edition of the New York City marathon will be run. Our Infographic gives you the key numbers about the race. Click on this LINK to see our FULL SIZE Infographic.
REVIEW: Kimetto records fourth fastest marathon
ATHLETICS – Dennis Kimetto won the Chicago marathon in 2:03:45 on Sunday. This is a new course record. The old record was held by Tsegaye Kebede who ran 2:04:38 last year.
- Kimetto’s time is the fourth fastest ever and he is now the third fastest man on a marathon as Wilson Kipsang has the fastest and third fastest times.
- Before today, Kimetto was the sixth fastest man in this discipline.
- Haile Gebreselassie is still the fastest runner from outside Kenya.
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RECORD: Kipsang sets men’s marathon WR in Berlin
ATHLETICS – Wilson Kipsang broke the world record in the men’s marathon clocking 2:03:23 in Berlin. The last five world records in this event have now been set in Berlin. For more background on this race and this achievement click here to relive our preview.
PREVIEW: Kipsang keen on record friendly Berlin streets
ATHLETICS – This Sunday, the 2013 BMW Berlin Marathon will take place in the German capital and Kenya’s Wilson Kipsang is among those to watch in a city that has produced the last four world records in the men’s Marathon.
General
> On September 29, 2013, the 40th Berlin Marathon will take place. A field of 41,120 runners will challenge the 42.295 kilometers on a course surrounded by approximately 1 million spectators. > During the day 1 million drinking cups, 272,000 safety pins, 240,000 litres of water, 145,000 bananas, 90,000 programme guides, 80,000 cookies, 45,000 apples, 40,500 sponges, 10,000 yoghurt drinks and 250 litres of massage oil will be used, presented or distributed by 5,900 voluntary staff. > Berlin Marathon is one of six World Marathon Majors, alongside Tokyo, Boston, London, Chicago and New York. > Berlin 2008 has been the second-best ‘quality marathon’ in terms of added men’s and women’s times – Haile GEBRSELASSIE (ETH) 2:03:59 + Irina MIKITENKO (GER) 2:19:19 = 4:23:18. World best in terms of added times is Chicago 2002 – Khalid KHANNOUCHI (MAR) 2:05:56 + Paula RADCLIFFE (GBR) 2:17:18 = 4:23:14.
Men
> The last 11 winners of the men’s Berlin Marathon were either Kenyans or Haile GEBRSELASSIE (ETH). GEBRSELASSIE won four straight from 2006 to 2009, setting two world records in this span. > Geoffrey MUTAI (KEN), who does not participate, won in 2012 in a time of 2:04:15. > The four fastest male participants come from Kenya – Wilson KIPSANG (KEN) 2:03:42 (Frankfurt 2011, second-best official time ever), Eliud KIPCHOGE (KEN) 2:05:30 (Hamburg 2013), Eliud KIPTANUI (KEN) 2:05:39 (Prague 2010) and Geoffrey KIPSANG (KEN) 2:06:12 (Berlin 2012). > Five men’s world records (including one unratified world’s best) have been set in Berlin, including the last four – see table below. > MUTAI clocked the fastest marathon ever – 2:03:02 (Boston 2011). Moses MOSOP (KEN) ran the second-fastest – 2:03:06 in that same Boston marathon. This race does not meet the criteria for record attempts. > Season best time: Lelisa DESISA (ETH) – 2:04:45 (Dubai).
Women
> Since 2000, this marathon has won by six Japanese, five Ethiopian, one Kenyan and one German runner. Irina MIKITENKO claimed a home victory in 2008 (2:19:19, second fastest Berlin Marathon). > MIKITENKO will again participate this year. Her Berlin time from 2008 is still her personal record and the fastest time clocked by any participant in this edition. > The only other participant with a marathon under 2:20 is Florence KIPLAGAT (KEN) – 2:19:44 (Berlin 2011). > Mizuki NOGUCHI (JPN) holds the course record, set in 2005 – 2:19:12. > The current world record holder is Paula RADCLIFFE (GBR) – 2:15:25 (London, 2003). RADCLIFFE ran the three fastest marathons ever. > Season best time: Priscah JEPTOO (KEN) – 2:20:15 (London).
INFOGRAPHIC: This Olympiad still barren of athletics records
ATHLETICS – An entire World Championships have gone by without producing a single World Record improvement. Our friend Slavko Jeric (find him on Twitter @SportniSOS) has analysed how many improvements there have been in each Olympiad. He notices a downward trend, even in spite of the fact that there are three years left in the current Olympiad (2012-2016) for world records to be broken.
INFOGRAPHIC: Bolt aiming for record number of gold medals
ATHLETICS – Usain Bolt has won five gold medals at the IAAF World Championships and needs three more to equal the men’s record. He will participate in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay at the upcoming world championships in Moscow, which will start on Saturday. See the infographic below where he ranks.
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