Tokyo Olympics 2020 Marathon

Tokyo Olympics 2020: With 100 days to go, a turbulent timeline of the pandemic-postponed Games

With 100 days to go until the opening ceremony on 23 July, AFP chronicles Tokyo's troubled journey to the Games.

London Marathon: Ethiopian runner Degitu Azimeraw, coach found to be COVID-19 positive in test before flying to England

Degitu Azimeraw, who won the 2019 Amsterdam Marathon, and coach Haji Adilo tested positive in Ethiopia right before they were to fly out for London for Sunday's race.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Ageless Abdi Abdirahman, 43, qualifies for fifth Summer Games

Abdi Abdirahman defied the years and the odds to take third place in 2:10:03 at US Olympic marathon trials, becoming the oldest American man to book a spot on the US Olympic marathon team

Coronavirus outbreak: Tokyo Marathon limited to elite runners, general public barred from event

Tokyo Marathon organisers drastically reduced the number of participants for this year's race out of fear of the spread of the virus coming from China

Tokyo Olympics 2020: International Olympic Committee, Games organisers still to decide who pays for marathon move to Sapporo

Organisers said the Games were expected to cost some 1.35 trillion yen ($12.35 billion), which is in keeping with last year’s version of the budget, but that that figure did not include an estimated three billion yen for moving the events.

Mumbai Marathon 2020: Sudha Singh, Srini Bugatha lead Indian challenge in marathon; Avinash Sable to race in half marathon

Srini Bugatha will lead the Indian challenge in the Tata Mumbai Marathon, while Sudha Singh will lead the challenge for women at the event. In the men's half marathon category, Avinash Sable, 3,000 steeplechase national record holder, will lead the field

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Marathon courses finalised after extended delay, set to consist of three loops in Sapporo

The International Olympic Committee unilaterally moved the marathons and race walks out of Tokyo because of the summer heat, which angered Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike

Tokyo Olympics 2020: IOC Coordination Commission chairman John Coates defends moving Tokyo Olympic marathon to Sapporo, says decision final

John Coates, chairman of the IOC's Coordination Commission, said the decision was made after the world championships in Doha, which saw dozens of athletes receive medical attention in hot and humid conditions.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: IOC's plan to move marathon, race-walking events to Sapporo stirs dissent in host city

Tokyo's governor said on Friday she opposes moving next year's Olympic marathon and race-walking events to northern Japan over heat fears, describing the proposal as a "bolt from the blue."

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Organisers mull starting marathon at 3 AM to counter IOC plan to move race

News agency Kyodo, citing unnamed sources, said Tokyo is looking into an alternative plan to have the races start at 3 a.m. or 5 a.m. to keep them in the city.