Marathon

More Than a Thousand Runners Ring the Bells of the Christmas Race in Jounieh

More than a thousand runners gathered this Sunday in Jounieh to celebrate the spirit of Christmas during the Christmas Race, organized by the Beirut Marathon Association, in collaboration with the municipality of Jounieh and under the supervision of the Lebanese Athletics Federation. This event brought together 1,250 participants, including 250 ...

The Beirut Marathon Association Organizes the Christmas Race in Jounieh

The Christmas Race, an iconic event in the Beirut Marathon Association's sports calendar, will take place on Sunday, December 15th, to support children with cancer. This race, set in the beautiful city of Jounieh, will start and finish at the Fouad Chehab Sports Complex. The goal is not only to promote physical activity throughout Lebanon, but ...

Kenya’s Chepngetich Shatters Women’s World Record at Chicago Marathon

Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya demolished the women's world record by almost two minutes Sunday as she won the Chicago Marathon in 2 hours 9 minutes 56 seconds, inspired by the late Kelvin Kiptum. The 30-year-old Chepngetich became the first three-time women's winner of the Chicago race, breaking the previous world record of 2:11:53 set by Ethiopia's ...