Kipchoge celebrating his victory in the marathon of Tokyo 2020 The men’s marathon at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, postponed to the summer of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic,… Read more »
Jepchirchir crossing the finish line The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the celebration of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, originally scheduled for that summer. In March 2020, given the… Read more »
Start of RIo 2016 Olympic marathon (Photo by Tasnim News Agency, CC BY 4.0) The men’s marathon at the Rio 2016 Olympics was held on August 21, the final day… Read more »
Jemima Sumgong Rio 2016 Rio 2016 logo Rio de Janeiro won the bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games against the candidatures of Madrid, Chicago and Tokyo. These were the… Read more »
Kiprotich heading towards the finish line (photo by Peter Mooney) The conditions were hot and humid but they were the same for everyone. Determination is what matters. Stephen Kiprotich The… Read more »
London 2012 Olympic Park London became in 2012 the first city hosting the Olympic Games for a third time, after doing so in 1908 and 1948. To do so, it… Read more »
Stands of the Sociedad Sportiva Argentina Athletics arrived in Argentina at the hands of the British, who organized the first athletic competitions in Buenos Aires in 1867. Important clubs at… Read more »
Juan Ruiz, Gustavo Ramírez & Juan Medrano, first three positions in the first marathon in Mexico on November 27, 1910 (El Tiempo Ilustrado, nº 49, December 4 1910) Athletic competitions… Read more »
Wanjiru running to victory in Beijing 2008 Olympics “The speed of the falling water is constant. I think that is how a marathon race is supposed to be run on… Read more »
Diṭă victorious at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Marathon Beijing won the voting to hold the 2008 Summer Olympics, defeating bids from Toronto, Paris, Istanbul, and Osaka. The Chinese government invested… Read more »
