Hassan wins women鈥檚 marathon as Olympic endurance gamble pays off
Sifan Hassan's endurance gamble at the Paris Games finally paid off after she sprinted away for Olympic marathon gold in the French capital on Sunday.
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Marathon great Kipchoge hangs up his shoes... literally
Two-time Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge was hoping for a dream finale to his career at the age of 39 but ended up handing over his running shoes to a fan.
Ethiopia's Tola wins men's marathon
Ethiopian Tamirat Tola delivered a masterclass in solo front running to win the Olympic men's marathon in Paris on Saturday as Eliud Kipchoge's bid for a third gold went up in smoke.
Danube drills help Rasovszky to gold in marathon swim
Hungary's Kristof Rasovszky won gold in the Olympic men's 10k marathon swimming at the Paris Games on Friday with his compatriot David Betlehem taking bronze on a memorable day for the swimming-mad country.
Van Rouwendaal wins 10k marathon swimming gold
Sharon van Rouwendaal of the Netherlands made a late surge to win gold in the women's 10k marathon swimming at the Paris Olympics on Thursday.
Solomon Islands marathon runner last in 100m heat
Move over 'Eric the Eel'. Here comes 'Sharon the Snail'. The Olympics' habit of granting a moment in the spotlight to lovable no-hopers was on full display at the Paris Games on Friday.