Glittering line-up of Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth champions for Bupa Great South Run
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Joseph Ebuya and Saif-Saeed Shaheen, both World champions, head a glittering men’s field at the 21st Bupa Great South Run in Portsmouth on Sunday, which will also see three current Olympic, European and Commonwealth gold medallists in action.
Kenyan Ebuya, the reigning IAAF World Cross Country champion, and Qatar's Shaheen, a two-time World 3000 metres Steeplechase title holder, will be joined in their race by Viktor Rothlin, the recently crowned European marathon gold medallist.
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Sammy Mugo aiming for Beijing Marathon title defence
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One week after the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Nanning, the distance running focus remains in China with the 30th Anniversary edition of the Beijing Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label event. And the likelihood, as with Wilson Kiprop in Nanning, is that a Kenyan will win in the Chinese capital.
The favourite, both by dint of his victory last year, and in his own estimation yesterday is Sammy Mugo. Now 24, Mugo set a personal best of 2:08.20 in winning last year. He had to drop out of Boston earlier this year with bronchial problems, but reckons he’s ready to run well again, and fast.
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Getu Feleke sets Amsterdam course record: 2:05:44
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Amsterdam, The Netherlands - The Amsterdam Marathon organisers got what they were hoping for today (17) with the 35th edition achieving a new course record thanks to a personal best clocking of 2:05:44 by winner Getu Feleke.
The 23-year-old Ethiopian bettered the previous best time set last year by Gilbert Yegon of Kenya by 34 seconds.
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