Boston Marathon 2016: Ethiopians reign supreme

Ethiopians Lemi Berhanu and Atsede Baysa outpaced their Kenyan counterparts to win the men and women’s titles at the 120th Boston Marathon on Monday.

Kenyan women lost the Boston Marathon title when Joyce Chepkirui finished third in as Baysa won the race in 2 hours, 29 minutes and 19 seconds.

Yohan Blake declared himself "fit and ready to run" at this Rio de Janeiro Olympics after clocking a world-leading 9.95 seconds in his first 100 metre race of the season on Saturday.

The 2011 world champion, dogged by three years of hamstring problems, set the mark less than an hour after American rival Justin Gatlin ran a wind aided 9.90 seconds at the Bahamas Invitational. Blake had a moderate start in the Jamaican capital before powering away from the field with compatriot Rasheed Dwyer second and Briton Zarnel Hughes third both in a time of 10.10. "It means a lot to be back in the sub-10 club," Blake told Reuters after the race. "For two years I've been out of the sub-10 club, so I thank God, who has been working in my life. It feels good to be back.

SAMAAI, SEMENYA AND VAN NIEKERK SHINE AT SOUTH AFRICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Caster Semenya secured a unique treble on Saturday (16), racing to three individual titles on the second and final day of the South African Championships in Stellenbosch.

With just 50 minutes rest between her first two races, the 2009 world 800m champion won the 400m and 800m titles in world-leading times of 50.74 and 1:58.45 respectively.

Lausanne: Lavillenie And Swiss Stars Added To Athletissima's Line-Up

The 41st edition of the IAAF Diamond League meeting Athletissima will take place on Thursday the 25th of August, just after the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Faithful as any other to Athletissima, the world record holder in the pole vault Renaud Lavillenie will be attending the party this year again.

Marathon runner Noguchi ready to announce retirement

Mizuki Noguchi, the winner of the women’s marathon gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics, has decided to retire, athletics sources said Thursday.

The 37-year-old Noguchi, who failed to qualify for this summer’s Rio de Janeiro Olympics after finishing 23rd at the Nagoya Women’s Marathon last month, is set to officially announce her decision at a news conference on Friday, according to the sources.