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Mark Dave Nicolas, an 18-year-old track athlete from Ilocos Norte who set a national record at the 2025 Palarong Pambansa, died on April 29 at a hospital in Batac.

11. maj 2026 Rapporteret af AI

Shotaro Morii, the Oakland Athletics' two-way sensation signed from Japan, will make his full-season debut with the Stockton Ports this week. The 19-year-old is scheduled to both hit and pitch while also playing second base.

Sveriges Olympiske Komités årsmøde har afvist atletikforbundets forslag om at basere OL-udtagelser på internationale krav. SOK's nuværende regler, der kræver potentiale til en top-12-placering, forbliver gældende. Den svenske idrætsbevægelse bakker op om det eksisterende system.

26. april 2026 Rapporteret af AI

Kenyan Cornelius Chepkok won the 42K at the Santiago Marathon with 33,000 runners, while Chilean Hugo Catrileo finished third after dropping his water bottle. Ethiopian Tigst Belew won the women's category with a record time. Carlos Díaz took third in the 21K.

Indian long-distance runner Sawan Barwal clocked 2:11:58 at the NN Marathon Rotterdam on Sunday to break the 48-year-old national marathon record held by Shivnath Singh since 1978. The 28-year-old army havildar from Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, finished 20th despite tough windy conditions.

11. april 2026 Rapporteret af AI

Gerda Steyn of South Africa retained her title in the women's 56km ultra-marathon at the 2026 Two Oceans Marathon, clocking 3:27:43 for a record seventh straight win. Arthur Jantjies from the Northern Cape claimed a shock victory in the men's race in 3:09:25 on only his second ultra-marathon. Thousands of runners tackled the iconic Cape Town route on Saturday.