Athletics News

The 122nd running of the Boston Marathon, scheduled for Monday (16), is packed with professional marathon runners who have previously won at the IAAF Gold Label road race.

World champions Hellen Obiri and Elijah Manangoi led Kenyan 1-2 finishes in their respective events on the last day of track and field competition at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast on Saturday (14).

Botswana's 400m Commonwealth champion Isaac Makwala puts in a storming last lap to secure 4x400m relay gold then leads his team in a novel push-up celebration.

Watch as Scotland's Jake Wightman wins bronze in the men's 1,500m final at the Commonwealth Games.

England's Laura Weightman wins a brilliant bronze in the 5,000m, with Kenya's world champion Hellen Obiri claiming gold ahead of team-mate Margaret Kipkemboi.

England's Dina Asher-Smith, Asha Philip, Lorraine Ugan and Bianca Williams win gold in the women's 4x100m relay final at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.

Watch England win gold in the men's 4x100m relay final at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, ahead of South Africa and Jamaica.

Former Nagano Marathon winners Beatrice Toroitich and Pauline Wangui will return to the IAAF Bronze Label road race on Sunday (16) in a bid to regain their titles.