SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — The ear-splitting roars raining down on the track and field stars in the Stade de France felt like eight years of pent-up energy flowing out at once. They were for distance ...

Ugandan long-distance stars Joshua Cheptegei and Jacob Kiplimo have confirmed their participation in the 2026 London Marathon, slated for April 26 in the United Kingdom. The two athletes confirmed ...

Ugandan long-distance star Joshua Cheptegei has won the 2026 Barj2Barj Dubai Half Marathon after a thrilling finish against two of Africa’s elite runners on Sunday 8, 2026. Cheptegei crossed the ...

SAINT-DENIS, France — Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda took the lead with a little more than a lap left in a masterpiece of a 10,000-meter final Friday to win in an Olympic-record 26 minutes, 43.14 seconds ...

They were set to run the semifinals on Wednesday before the news broke. Cheptegei is the world record holder at 5,000m and 10,000m since 2020. Kiplimo, the half-marathon record-holder, has bested ...

SAINT-DENIS, France — It was a frantic push. A display of heart befitting Olympic glory. Grant Fisher, over the back stretch of the 25th lap Friday in the men’s 10,000-meter final, ran the kick of his ...

Joshua Cheptegei is running 140 to 160 kilometers a week in preparation for his marathon debut in Valencia on December 3, through relentless mud in Uganda. At his training camp in Kapchorwa, Uganda, ...

Led by a duo of world-record holders, athletes from Uganda’s Mount Elgon are challenging decades of Kenyan and Ethiopian dominance. Joshua Cheptegei, the 5,000- and 10,000-meter world-record holder, ...

Joshua Cheptegei, of Uganda, celebrates after winning the wins the men’s 10,000-meter final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) SAINT ...