marathon
Samuel Kamau Wansiru of Kenya has won the gold medal in the men’s marathon
Samuel Kamau Wansiru of Kenya has won the gold medal in the men’s marathon, setting a new Olympic record of two hours and 6.32 minutes, on the final day of competition at the Beijing Olympics.
this event on August 24.
Jaouad Gharib from Morocco crossed the line second and won the silver medal. Tsegay Kebede from [...]
Maarten van der Weijden from the Netherlands said his experience battling cancer helped him won the gold medal in the men’s 10km marathon swim. He was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2001 but has since come back stronger.
“The leukaemia has taught me to think step-by-step,” said the brave Dutchman who raised 50,000 euros [...]
Russia’s Larisa Ilchenko wins 10km marathon swim
Russia’s Larisa Ilchenko has won the women’s 10km marathon swim at the Beijing Olympics setting a time of 1 hour 59 minutes and 27 seconds.
Keri-Anne Payne from Great Britain won the silver medal and Cassie Patten also from Great Britain won the bronze medal.
“I’m very happy, It was a really hard race,” Ilchenko told reporters. [...]
Paula Radcliffe has finished a disappointing 23rd in the women’s marathon at the Beijing Olympics. Constantina Tomescu won the gold medal in 2:26.44.
She ran with an injury but says she would still like to have another crack at the Olympic marathon. Tomescu is 38, which gives Radcliffe 34, hopes to win gold at [...]
Constantina Tomescu from Romania has won the women’s marathon in 2:26.44.
Catherine Ndereba from Kenya won the silver medal and Chunxiu Zhou from China won the bronze medal.
Paula Radcliffe still in doubt for marathon
Paula Radcliffe is expected to join the British Olympic team in Macau today, although officials are unsure if she will compete in the Olympics.
She still hopes to run despite suffering a stress fracture of her left femur.
“My crystal ball is unfortunately not working very well so I’ll wait and see where we are but as [...]
