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Road Running/MarathonAssefa Wins Third Berlin Marathon on Ruptured Achilles
Tigst Assefa won the 2026 Berlin Marathon in a course record 2:11:04 after rupturing her right Achilles tendon with two kilometres to go while still on world-record pace. She held on to claim her third Berlin title before undergoing surgery.
Road Running/MarathonAlmgren Takes World Half Marathon Gold in European Record 58:06
Andreas Almgren won Sweden's first global road running gold by claiming the world half marathon title in Copenhagen in a European record of 58:06, ending Africa's 30-year hold on the individual men's crown.
Road Running/MarathonNgetich Takes Half Marathon Gold in Women-Only World Record 1:05:15
Agnes Ngetich won the world half marathon title in Copenhagen in a women-only world record of 1:05:15, taking one second off the previous mark.
Road Running/MarathonKejelcha Runs 56:51, First Man Under 57 in the Half
Yomif Kejelcha ran 56:51 in Buenos Aires on 23 August 2026, becoming the first man under 57 minutes in a record-eligible half marathon and taking 29 seconds off Jacob Kiplimo's mark.