Last track and field weekend turned out to be extremely eventful and bright results in competitions around the world. Read more about the main event of last weekend – the Boston Marathon. And also in the issue about the marathon in Loredo, Istanbul, Belgrade, Vienna.

From the prestigious Boston Marathon to national championships and road races in Europe, Asia, Africa and America, athletes have set records, demonstrated high speeds and confirmed their class on the international stage.

The 130th marathon took place in Boston, which was again held under the full control of Kenyan athletes. In the women’s race, the title was defended by Sharon Lokedi, who finished with a result of 2:18:51, demonstrating powerful acceleration in the second half of the distance.  which was the best result among US athletes in the history of the Boston Marathon. The winner of the selection for the 2024 Olympic Games, Fiona O’Keeffe, was forced to withdraw from the start due to injury.

The men’s race was won by John Korir, who won  the Boston Marathon for the second time in a row  and set a new course record of 2:01:52. Thanks to favorable weather conditions, he showed the seventh fastest result in the history of world marathons. World champion Alphonse Simbu from Tanzania finished second, Kenyan runner Benson Kiproto third, and both surpassed the previous track record.  13 athletes covered the distance faster than 2:06, and 28 athletes ran out from 2:10.

A real historical event was recorded in Laredo, Spain, where Slovenian Clara Lucan became the first European woman to overcome the road 10 kilometers faster than 30 minutes. She finished with a result of 29:50 and broke the European record, emotionally celebrating this success after the finish.

In Belgrade and Vienna,  representatives of Ethiopia won. Tigist Gezakhan set a track record in the Vienna Marathon.

In  Istanbul, the half marathon was won by Pyuriti Gitonga and Alex Matata, who finished together with his twin brother.

In Poznan , Sheila Chepkirui won a landslide victory, and among men, John Vele from Tanzania successfully debuted.

The 32nd Jerusalem Marathon was canceled due to extreme heat. The half-marathon race nevertheless took place and ended with the victory of Haimro Alame.

In Argentina, Manuel Corsico and Florencia Lorena Coelho became the national champions in the half marathon.

Competitions were also held in France, Canada, Poland, Italy, Japan and Tanzania, where athletes set numerous personal records in marathons, half marathons and 5 and 10 km races.

Latest results of sports competitions

• 20.04 130th Boston Marathon, Boston, Massachusetts
• 19.04 18. Poznań Half Marathon, Poznan
• 19.04 B.A.A. Invitational Mile, Boston, MA
• 19.04 Dyka Gonka Весна, Kyiv
• 19.04 Haier Qingdao Marathon, Qingdao
• 19.04 Ironman 70.3 Valencia, Valencia
• 19.04 Ironman South Africa African Championship, Port-Elizabeth
• 19.04 Istanbul Half Marathon, Istanbul
• 19.04 Leuven Marathon, Leuven
• 19.04 Marathon du lac d’Annecy, Annecy
• 19.04 Nagano Marathon, Nagano
• 19.04 Rimini Marathon, Rimini
• 19.04 Nice International Half-Marathon, Nice
• 19.04 Uzhhorod Half Marathon, Uzhhorod
• 19.04 Vancouver Sun Run, Vancouver
• 19.04 Charity race “Clear Sky”, Kyiv
• 19.04 All-Ukrainian Cross-Country Athletics Competitions – Stage II, Ivano-Frankivsk
• 19.04 Association of Balkan Athletics Federations Marathon Championship, Belgrade
• 18-19.04 Belgrade Marathon, Belgrade
• 18-19.04 Energa Gdańsk Marathon, Gdansk
• 18-19.04 Marathon Côte Indigo, Fleri
• 18-19.04 Oceania Triathlon SuperSprint Championships Runaway Bay, Runaway Bay
• 18-19.04 Vienna City Marathon, Vienna
• 18-19.04 National Championship in 24, 12 and 6 hour Run, Khust
• 18.04 10 km on Ruta Villa de Laredo, Laredo
• 18.04 23. Cracovia Marathon, Krakow
• 18.04 5150 Nelson Mandela Bay
• 18.04 Austrian Road Mile Championships, Attnang-Puchheim
• 18.04 Boston 5K, Boston, MA
• 18.04 Ibiza Marathon, Ibiza
• 18.04 Ironman Texas, The Woodlands, Texas
• 18.04 Krakow Night Run for 10 km, Krakow
• 18.04 Newport Rhode Races Marathon, Newport, Rhode Island
• 18.04 Rijeka Half Marathon, Rijeka
• 18.04 Spanish Road Running Championships – Mile, 5km and Half Marathon, Merida
• 18.04 Under Armour Toronto 10K, Toronto
• 18.04 Hutsul Trail, Vyzhnytsia
• 18.04 Character Trail, Kyiv
• 18.04 Vinnytsia region championship in athletics among boys born in 2013-2014 4 wrestling, Vinnytsia
• 17-19.04 South American Junior Games Panama, Panama
• 17.04 Jerusalem Marathon, Jerusalem
• 15.04 The Hillerød cycle, Hillered

Upcoming competitions

• 23-25.04 Asian Beach Games, Sanya
• 24.04 Ülemiste Grit Estonia, Tallinn
• 24-25.04 Stage II of the All-Ukrainian Athletics Competition “Athletics Triathlon Festival” among boys and girls born in 2013-2014, born in 2015 and younger, Kovel
• 24-26.04 Eugene Marathon, Eugene, Oregon
• 25.04 Asics Sentrumsløpet, Oslo
• 25.04 Europe Triathlon Cup Torremolinos, Torremolinos
• 25.04 Europe Triathlon Junior Cup Torremolinos, Torremolinos
• 25.04 Great Jimma Run, Jimma
• 25.04 Kordon Spring Trail, Lviv
• 25.04 PKO Gdynia Half Marathon, Gdynia
• 25.04 adidas Premiere Half – Stockholm Marathon, Stockholm
• 25.04 Botanical Garden Ran – Spring, Kyiv
• 25.04 Open Ukrainian Championship in 10 km among veterans, Kyiv
• 25.04 Regional school leagues “Side by side” in athletics, Vinnytsia
• 25-26.04 Abalone Marathon de Nantes, Nantes
• 25-26.04 Ballarat Marathon, Ballarat
• 25-26.04 Baloise Antwerp 10 Miles, Antwerp
• 25-26.04 Chisinau Half Marathon, Chisinau
• 25-26.04 European Marathon, Aveiro
• 25-26.04 St. Jude’s Rock N Roll Nashville Marathon, Nashville, Tennessee
• 25-26.04 T100 Triathlon World Tour SingaporeSingapore
• 25-26.04 VXO Ultrafest, Växjö
• 25-26.04 World Triathlon Championship Series Samarkand, Samarkand
• 25-26.04 World Triathlon Para Cup Samarkand, Samarkand
• 25-26.04 The second stage of the Ukrainian Athletics Throwing Cup, all-Ukrainian competitions in athletics throwing in honor of the Olympic champions F. Melnyk and A. Bondarchuk, Kamianets-Podilskyi
• 26.04 Alexander the Great International Marathon, Thessaloniki
• 26.04 Beneva Mississauga Marathon, Mississauga
• 26.04 Big Sur International Marathon, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
• 26.04 Bucharest International Half-Marathon & 10K, Bucharest
• 26.04 Bålsta City Run, Bolsta
• 26.04 Gifu Half Marathon, Gifu
• 26.04 Haspa Marathon Hamburg, Hamburg
• 26.04 Ironman 70.3 Brasilia, Brazil
• 26.04 Ironman 70.3 Los Cabos, Cabo San Lucas
• 26.04 Ironman 70.3 Peru, Lima
• 26.04 Mujalonga Sul Mar, Muja
• 26.04 Multiki Four Seasons: Spring, Kyiv
• 26.04 Padova Marathon, Padova
• 26.04 TC10K, Victoria
• 26.04 TCS London Marathon, London
• 26.04 TCS World 10K Bengaluru, Bengaluru
• 26.04 TUI Rhodes Marathon, Rhodes
• 26.04 The 36th Dalian Marathon, Dalian
• 26.04 Uniper Düsseldorf Marathon, Düsseldorf
• 26.04 Zurich Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Madrid Maraton, Madrid
• 26.04 National Championships 10000 m, Lutsk

The IKS team will follow the main sporting events in the world and Ukraine. Stay tuned.