Marathon News
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Apo -
The Japanese high school clerk who sensationally won the Boston Marathon despite having neither a coach nor a sponsor announced Thursday he was packing in his day job and turning pro.
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Apo -
Japan on Tuesday hailed local school clerk Yuki Kawauchi, the surprise winner of the Boston Marathon, who called work after his victory to ask for an extra day off to celebrate.
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Pyongyang -
A few hundred foreigners lined up in Kim Il Sung stadium Sunday for the Pyongyang marathon, less than half of last year's contingent with Western tourism to North Korea battered by nuclear tensions and a US travel ban.
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Riyadh -
Rain-soaked Riyadh hosted its first international half-marathon on Saturday with a top prize of one million riyals ($267,000), as the conservative kingdom seeks to boost sports and entertainment in a far-reaching liberalisation drive.
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New Delhi -
Tens of thousands of runners Sunday choked through smog for the Delhi half marathon, ignoring dire health warnings from doctors who fought for the controversial race in the heavily polluted capital to be postponed.
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Birut -
Participants in Beirut's annual marathon usually run to support medical research or human rights. But this year, Lebanese racers have opted for another cause: their missing prime minister.
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Atenas -
Athens's classic marathon is the grandsire of all long-distance races and on the bucket list of most self-respecting runners -- but for antiquity buffs, there are other Greek races with an even stronger historical pedigree.The 42.2-kilometre (26.
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Mumbai -
Tormented by blisters, illness and injuries, Indian ultra-marathoner Samir Singh got to within 36 kilometres of his goal of running 10,000km in 100 days when pain and exhaustion beat him.
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Monza -
Reigning Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya narrowly failed in his attempt to complete the distance under the mythical two-hour mark, finishing in a time of 2hr 00min 25sec on Saturday.
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Monza -
Three elite runners backed by a small army of scientists will on Saturday attempt an audacious assault on the boundaries of the possible by trying to run a marathon in less than two hours.
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Pyongyang -
Hundreds of foreigners lined up in Pyongyang's Kim Il-Sung Stadium on Sunday for the city's annual marathon, the highlight of the tourism calendar in isolated North Korea.
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By AFP
Pyongyang -
Hundreds of foreigners lined up in Pyongyang's Kim Il-Sung Stadium on Sunday for the city's annual marathon, the highlight of the tourism calendar in isolated North Korea.
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By AFP
Pyongyang -
Hundreds of foreigners lined up in Pyongyang's Kim Il-Sung Stadium on Sunday for the city's annual marathon, the highlight of the tourism calendar in isolated North Korea.
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By AFP
Pyongyang -
Hundreds of foreigners lined up in Pyongyang's Kim Il-Sung Stadium on Sunday for the city's annual marathon, the highlight of the tourism calendar in isolated North Korea.
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Glasgow -
One of the established fixture of the British running calendar, the Great Scottish Run, has been found to be 150 meters too short.
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DJ Tigerlily chatted with Digital Journal about the New York City Marathon, her collaboration with KSHMR, as well as her future plans.
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Toronto -
An 85 year-old man called Ed Whitlock has smashed the record time for people aged 85 to 89 during the Toronto Marathon. Whitlock's time beat the previous time by a whopping 30 minutes.
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Rio De Janeiro -
Protesters sought to disrupt the Olympic women's marathon on Sunday running in front of the leaders near the finish before being intercepted by police on motorcycles.
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Cairo -
The leader of the al-Qaida terrorist group blamed for destroying New York's World Trade Center in 2001 is again threatening the United States, this time over the fate of convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
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Seoul -
In a human-versus-machine competition, a car defeated an upcoming Brazil Olympic participant in a 70-meter race in South Korea.
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Paris -
The 40th edition of the Paris marathon will take place on high alert Sunday following terrorist attacks on the French capital and Brussels, organisers said.
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Boston -
Surviving marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev apologized to the people of Boston yesterday for his role in the 2013 attack that left four dead, hundreds maimed and shocked an entire nation.
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Boston -
A friend of the Boston Marathon bombers who had dinner with them after the 2013 attack but failed to notify the FBI immediately was sentenced Thursday to 2 1/2 years in prison for misleading investigators.
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Boston -
Two college friends of condemned Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev were sentenced to prison Friday for trying to obstruct the FBI investigation into the 2013 attack.
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Boston -
Convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev could learn the date of his execution next month when a federal judge formally sentences the 21-year-old immigrant to death.
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Jurors who convicted accused 2013 Boston Marathon bomber Dhzokhar Tsarnaev of multiple counts of murder last week will reconvene April 21 to decide whether he should be put to death or spend the rest of his life in federal prison.
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Boston -
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was found guilty Wednesday of planting bombs that killed three and injured hundreds of others at the Boston Marathon in 2013 and now faces either the death penalty or life in prison without possibility of parole.
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Boston -
Lawyers for admitted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev again admitted Monday that the 21-year-old Chechen immigrant planted one of the pressure-cooker bombs that killed three and injured 260 near the finish line of the prestigious race in 2013.
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Prosecutors rested Monday after presenting bloody images and testimony about them in their case against accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
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Trial began March 2 for surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who could faces the death penalty if convicted of killing three people and injuring 264 with bombs planted near the finish line of the famous race in 2013.
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REMINDER: Victims of the April 2013 bombing at the Boston Marathon are recalled at a memorial at Copley Square three months after the attack that killed three and injured 264. Ingfbruno/Wikimedia Commons
Humphrey during his marathon treadmill fun run on the Sydney Festival 2013 opening day.
The two men aim to raise Eu150,000 by running 27 marathons in 27 days. Photo courtesy of John Wilton-Davies
A large pack of runners make their way along the course just after the start of the half marathon.
Runners gather near the start line.
File photo: The New York City Marathon Martineric
Sir Chris Chataway The Independent
Marathon in Toronto, October 16, 2011
The two men plan to run 27 marathons in 27 days. Photo courtesy of John Wilton-Davies
Neko Hiroshi (right) receives his award from Tourism Minister Thong Khon. Phnom Pen Post
Marathon in Toronto, 16 October 2011. The road is still empty.
Dzhokhar at 2:10 in surveillance montage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0ji_O1exwE
Marathon runners do not seem particularly concerned with the environment at the Toronto marathon of 24 September 2006
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Smoke rises from the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon after two bombs exploded, killing three and injuring more than 250 people. Aaron "Tango" Tang/Wikimedia Commons
Exploded backpack presented as evidence in Tsarnaev trial. FBI
Another shot of some of the runners
Marathon in Toronto, October 16, 2011
WRECKAGE: Survivors of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing help the injured after two bombs exploded near the finish line. Aaron "tango" Tang/Wikimedia Commons
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