This is where the name of the long distance run — the "marathon" — gets its name. PARIS, FRANCE – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was founded in France. It decided that the event ...

Sifan Hassan is about to run 41 miles in nine days. The Dutch star is already among the ... Hassan is the only athlete to collect medals across two long-distance events and a middle-distance race in a ...

"When I came out, I saw Rebecca running ... where the long-distance runner died. “I seek your help so that this person who ...

For the first time in Olympic history, members of the public can run the same course as the Olympic marathon on the same day: Aug. 10. A marathon-distance run and a 10km run will take place, featuring ...

I have had a lifelong love of both history and the Olympics. Kenyan distance runner Hellen Obiri ... that would revolutionize the sport of running. (From L) Silver medallist Ethiopia's Feyisa ...

In Paris, Tola won the gold medal, setting an Olympic record ... title she clinched last year in New York. So, all you ...

He discovered his passion for long distance running during his time spent in a residential school in Brandon. Joe competed in the Stockholm 1912 Olympic Games in Sweden. He came in fourth in the 1 ...

40-year-old long-distance ... the Paris 2024 Olympics, he was unable to cross the finish line. "It was not my day," Kipchoge stated. "What learnt from this is that running isn't a straight path ...