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Chinese fitness influencer Sun Yuanyuan was disqualified from the Berlin Marathon after admitting she rode on the back of a bicycle during the race and concealed it when presenting her finish as a personal best.
Chinese fitness influencer Abeeeer apologized on October 3 after acknowledging that riding a bicycle during the Berlin Marathon violated race rules.
The Boston Athletic Association says it has accepted or is still verifying 25,630 qualified runners for the 2027 Boston Marathon, a record number, after requiring applicants to beat their age-group qualifying standard...
India’s women’s 4x400-meter relay team won gold at the 2026 Asian Games on Tuesday, September 29, giving the country its first athletics gold of the Games.
Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage won the men’s javelin gold at the Asian Games on September 28, while India’s Yashvir Singh and Rohit Yadav took silver and bronze, respectively.
Yashvir Singh won silver and Rohit Yadav bronze in the men’s javelin at the 2026 Asian Games, giving India two places on the podium. Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage took gold. Singh’s final throw of 85.
Vithya Ramraj won bronze in the women’s 400-meter hurdles at the 2026 Asian Games on Monday, setting a personal best of 54.75 seconds and breaking the national record held by P.T. Usha for more than four decades.
Ancy Sojan won silver in the women’s long jump at the 2026 Asian Games, finishing behind China’s Huang Yingying after Huang’s final attempt produced a 6.55-meter jump. Sojan’s best effort was 6.
Tigst Assefa won the women’s Berlin Marathon on September 27 in 2:11:04, securing her third victory in the race but finishing short of the world record.
Gulveer Singh won silver in the men’s 10,000 metres at the Asian Games in Nagoya on September 25, finishing in 28:29.38 behind Bahrain’s Birhanu Balew, who took gold in 28:27.51.
Sawan Barwal won silver in the men’s marathon at the Asian Games on September 26, giving India its first medal in the event since 1982.
Baranica Elangovan won a shared bronze medal in the women’s pole vault at the 2026 Asian Games on September 25, giving India its first medal in the event at the continental Games, according to reports of the result.
Seema Kumari won bronze in the women’s 10,000 metres at the 2026 Asian Games on September 24, giving India its first podium finish in the event in 16 years. The 25-year-old finished in 32:50.
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