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Andreas Almgren wins New York Marathon on debut, Yeman Crippa second

Sweden's Andreas Almgren finished in 2:06:01 in his first marathon start on Sunday, 1 November, with Italy's Yeman Crippa 13 seconds back. Crippa's second place is the best Italian result in New York in 30 years.

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Athletics·12h ago

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Ciara Mageean, two-time Olympian and European champion, dies aged 34 after cancer

Her family announced on Instagram that Mageean died at 6:30am on Sunday, 1 November, after losing her battle with cancer. She had spoken publicly about her illness since revealing her diagnosis in July 2025.

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Athletics·3d ago

Joanna Wietrzyk admits putting others at risk before Hamburg Hyrox return

Australian Hyrox athlete Joanna Wietrzyk says her decision to keep racing in Beijing was wrong, after a mid-race bout of diarrhoea. She is due to race again in Hamburg on Friday, 30 October, and Hyrox has changed its rules.

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Athletics·Oct 23

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Olympic and world marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir provisionally suspended over EPO

The Athletics Integrity Unit said on Friday, 23 October, that the Kenyan has been provisionally suspended. The finding relates to a sample taken in Kenya before her Sydney Marathon win in August.

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Athletics·Oct 25

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Kwizera breaks Spain's half marathon record in Valencia, Chepkirui wins in 1:03:51

Rodrigue Kwizera ran 58:03 in Valencia on Sunday, 25 October, a new Spanish half marathon record, while Sheila Chepkirui won the women's race in 1:03:51. His time is faster than the European best of 58:06, but it cannot yet count as a European record.

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Athletics·Oct 25

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Gianmarco Tamberi named European athlete of the year; Audrey Werro wins women's award

Italian high jumper Gianmarco Tamberi beat Armand Duplantis and Miltiadis Tentoglou at the Golden Tracks gala in Lausanne on Saturday, 24 October. Swiss 800m runner Audrey Werro won the women's prize, the first time a Swiss woman has taken it.

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Athletics·Oct 25

Abay Alemu Lesa wins 45th Dublin Marathon as Hugh Armstrong takes Irish men's title

Ethiopia's Abay Alemu Lesa and Zenebu Fikdau Jebesa won the men's and women's races in windy conditions on Sunday, 25 October, while Ballina AC's Hugh Armstrong was the first Irishman home.

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Athletics·Oct 22

Ethiopian marathoner Ruti Aga banned six years for fake doping prescription

The Athletics Integrity Unit found that the Tokyo Marathon 2019 winner submitted a fake prescription to explain a positive methylprednisolone test. The six-year ban was imposed without a hearing after she did not respond to the charges.

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