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Ethiopia's Tadese Takele wins the the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Mar 2, 2025
Tadese Takele wins Tokyo Marathon
Ethiopia's Deresa Geleta was second in 2:03:51, with Kenya's Vincent Kipkemoi Ngetich third in 2:04.
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown (center) runs during a 100-meter heat at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 3, 2024.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Feb 20, 2025
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown ready to sprint past Paris disappointment
Despite setting a personal best with a time of 9.96 seconds, Sani Brown finished fourth in his semifinal heat in the 100-meter sprint in Paris.
Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen celebrates after breaking the indoor mile world record in Lievin, France, on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Feb 14, 2025
Jakob Ingebrigtsen breaks indoor mile world record
He also broke the indoor 1,500 mark he set on the same track three years ago.
Athletes compete in the men's 1,500-meter heats in front of empty stands at the National Stadium in Tokyo during the Tokyo Games in August 2021.
OLYMPICS / Athletics
Feb 7, 2025
Tokyo world athletics party can make up for Olympic lockout, says CEO
Organizing committee head Takashi Takeichi is confident that all nine days of the World Athletics Championships will be sold out.
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe says athlete welfare is at the top of the organization's priority list.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Dec 19, 2024
World Athletics uses AI to protect 25 athletes targeted by cyberbullies
World Athletics recently unveiled findings of a four-year report analyzing online abuse in the sport.
Ruth Chepngetich celebrates after breaking the women's marathon world record to win the Chicago Marathon on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Oct 14, 2024
Ruth Chepngetich shatters women's marathon world record
Chepngetich, who also won in Chicago in 2021 and 2022, dedicated her latest victory to Kelvin Kiptum, who died in a car accident at the age of 24 in February.
Family members mourn and react next to the coffin of the slain Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei at the Moi Teaching & Referral Hospital (MTRH) funeral home, in Eldoret, Kenya, on Friday.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Sep 14, 2024
Uganda buries slain Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei with full military honors
Rebecca Cheptegei suffered burns to 80% of her body after her former boyfriend allegedly doused her in petrol and set her alight.
Uganda's Rebecca Cheptegei competes at the world championships in Budapest in August 2023.
OLYMPICS / Athletics
Sep 6, 2024
Outrage and sorrow at death of Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei
Cheptegei's murder was the latest horrific act of gender-based violence in the East African country, where activists have warned of a rising femicide epidemic.
Letsile Tebogo holds his gold medal during a celebration in his native Botswana on Wednesday. Tebogo, who was being honored in the capital city of Gaborone, won gold in the 200 meters at the Paris Olympics.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Aug 22, 2024
Letsile Tebogo sets new goals following 200-meter triumph in Paris
The 21-year-old is the first African to win the Olympic 200.
Botswana's Letsile Tebogo, who the men's 200 meters at the Paris Olympics, holds his gold medal as he arrives for a welcoming ceremony in Gaborone on Tuesday.
OLYMPICS / Athletics
Aug 14, 2024
Flags and dancing as Botswana welcomes home Olympic gold
Families with children, elderly people and young supporters waved Botswana's flag as the Olympic team, including sprinter Letsile Tebogo, arrived home.
Sebastian Coe, the president of World Athletics, says the sport has moved beyond Usain Bolt with a fresh crop of new stars.
OLYMPICS / Athletics
Aug 12, 2024
New athletes filling void left by Bolt, athletics chief Sebastian Coe says
Talk since Bolt's retirement has always been about who might step into his shoes, but Coe insisted the narrative wasn't just about one athlete alone to fill the void.
Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands crosses the line to win gold in the Olympic women's marathon on Sunday in Paris.
OLYMPICS / Athletics
Aug 12, 2024
With marathon gold, Sifan Hassan tests the limits of endurance
Hassan had described her grueling Olympic schedule — which included three long-distance events — as one driven by curiosity.
Haruka Kitaguchi competes in the final of the women's javelin on Saturday at the Paris Olympics.
OLYMPICS / Athletics
Aug 11, 2024
Japan's Haruka Kitaguchi secures javelin gold with opening throw
Last year Kitaguchi needed her final throw to take the world gold in Budapest, but there was little suspense at the Stade de France on Saturday.
American Noah Lyles after taking bronze in the men's 200-meter final on Thursday. It was later revealed that he tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this week.
OLYMPICS / Athletics
Aug 9, 2024
U.S. sprinter Noah Lyles says his Paris run is over after getting COVID-19
Lyles tested positive on Tuesday, officials said, two days after he won the 100-meter final.
Botswana's Letsile Tebogo displays his shoe, with the birthdate of his late mother written on the side, after he won the men's 200-meter final at the Paris Olympics on Thursday.
OLYMPICS / Athletics
Aug 9, 2024
Letsile Tebogo delivers Olympic glory for Africa and late mother
Tebogo became the first African to win the event when he ran 19.46 seconds to beat Americans Kenny Bednarek and a COVID-hit Noah Lyles.
American Grant Holloway races to Olympic gold in the men's 110-meter hurdles final at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Thursday.
OLYMPICS / Athletics
Aug 9, 2024
American Holloway powers to elusive Games gold
Holloway finally added Olympic 110-meter hurdles gold to his sizeable trophy cabinet as Japan's Rachid Muratake finished fifth.
American Quincy Hall crosses the line to win gold in the men's 400-meter sprint at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.
OLYMPICS / Athletics
Aug 8, 2024
Quincy Hall shows sheer grit to win Olympic 400-meter title
The 26-year-old lunged at the line to pip Britain's Matthew Hudson-Smith, who set a new European record of 43.44 seconds.
Britain's Keely Hodgkinson crosses the line to win the women's 800-meter final at the Paris Olympics on Monday.
OLYMPICS / Athletics
Aug 6, 2024
In her teens, this British runner struggled to walk. Now she's an Olympic champion.
The 22-year-old buried a reputation for being always the bridesmaid and never the bride as she stormed to victory.
Japanese sprinter Abdul Hakim Sani Brown checks his time after the men's 100 meters semifinals on Sunday at the Paris Olympics in Saint-Denis, France.
OLYMPICS / Athletics
Aug 5, 2024
Sani Brown ran under 10 seconds in the men's 100. But in 2024, that’s just not enough.
Sani Brown's near-miss showed the high hurdles sprinters face to compete with an ultracompetitive field.
Noah Lyles celebrates after winning gold in the men's 100-meter final at the Paris Olympics on Sunday.
OLYMPICS / Athletics
Aug 5, 2024
Showman Noah Lyles wins 100-meter gold by five thousandths of a second
Lyles had believed he had left it too late to catch the powerful Kishane Thompson, but he was soon confirmed as the winner in a personal best of 9.79 seconds.
Stay at home if Mount Fuji erupts, government panel says
Mount Fuji in November. For the first time, the government has released specific guidelines on how residents should act in the event that Mount Fuji erupts.
Virtual idols, real fans: Hololive’s bet on the future of pop
Motoaki Tanigo, whom fans affectionately refer to as “Yagoo,” is the CEO and founder of tech company Cover Corporation, which runs Hololive, an industry-leading virtual YouTuber talent agency.
Pentagon eyeing plan to halt U.S. Forces Japan upgrade, reports say
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
Japan, China, and South Korea agree to promote peace and cooperation
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (left), Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (center) and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul pose for the cameras during a trilateral meeting in Tokyo on Saturday.
Can we make it official? Language in the age of Trump.
A sign at Tokyo's Haneda Airport shows users the way to the monorail in four different languages.
Japanese wages likely to rise more than 5% again this year
Wages are set for another big increase this year as annual negotiations secure generous agreements.
Stay at home if Mount Fuji erupts, government panel says
Mount Fuji in November. For the first time, the government has released specific guidelines on how residents should act in the event that Mount Fuji erupts.
In pictures: Tokyo's weeklong celebration of baseball's best
Shohei Ohtani belts a home run in the fifth inning of the second game of the Tokyo Series between the Dodgers and Cubs.
What's the fuss over Ishiba's gift vouchers?
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba waits for a session of the House of Councillors Budget Committee to begin in Tokyo on Friday.
At Tokyo Dome, a stage so big that even Shohei Ohtani felt nervous
Shohei Ohtani tips his batting helmet during the opening game of the MLB season between the Dodgers and Cubs on Tuesday at Tokyo Dome

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