World marathon championships to break away from track meet starting in 2030

The world championship marathon race will be an annual separate event beginning in 2030, breaking with a decades-old ...

Marathon World Championships planned from 2030

World Athletics plans to launch a standalone World Marathon Championships from 2030, with Athens in Greece potentially ...

Marathon will split from World Athletics Championships after 2029

The ​marathon will remain part ​of the World Athletics Championships in 2027 (Beijing) and 2029, but from ​2030 it will have its ⁠own championship ⁠event. From 2031, ‌the marathon will not be ...
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BYU track alum Clayton Young finishes 9th in the Tokyo Championships marathon despite early stumble

After a fall early in the race, BYU track and field alumnus Clayton Young finished ninth in the marathon at the 2025 World Athletics Tokyo Championships Monday. Young, the sole American within the top ...

Here are the results from the 2026 Tokyo Marathon

Tadese Takele of Ethiopia repeated as the men’s champion in 2:03:36, while Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei set a course record of 2:14:28 in the women’s race.