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Sports news: first weekend of September 2026

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Sports news: first weekend of September 2026

Last weekend, a new European record for the road mile was set, the finalists of the 2026 Diamond League were determined, read on for the Mediterranean Games and other events.

One of the most high-profile events of the weekend was the performance of Britain’s Gemma Rickey at the New Balance Ko Meile road start  in Düsseldorf. She covered the mile in 4:23.25 and set a new European record, significantly surpassing Marissa Damink’s previous achievement (4:30.3), set a year earlier. American Marco Langone won the men’s mile (3:52.83), while Canadian Mohamed Ahmed won the 5 km with a time of 13:14.85. Among women, Celestine Bivot (15:17.25) was the best.

In Brussels, during the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Allianz Memorial Van Damme tournament, the honorary title of “Legend of the Competition-2026” was awarded to the Olympic champion and multiple medalist of world forums in high jump Gianmarco Tamberi.

A record number of participants was gathered by the London Big Half. This year, 17,876 runners crossed the finish line, which is more than 650 people more than the previous record of the competition. The victory among men was won by Kadar Omar Abdullahi (1:01:51), ahead of Jack Rowe (1:02:10) and Zach Mohamed (1:02:43). In the women’s race, Eilish McColgan won the undisputed race with a result of 1:10:54, and Jessica Warner-Judd (1:12:13) was second.

At the Birell 10K Night Race in Prague  , Rodrigue Quiezera won the men’s race, setting a Burundi national record with a time of 27:15. Kenyans Owen Korir and Victor Kiprueto finished next, with the latter losing his chances of winning due to a mistake in the final kilometers of the distance. In the women’s race, Chaltu Dida was the strongest (30:04).

The Dresden Half Marathon was won by Anna-Lisa Langerwisch, who set a personal best of 1:10:39, and Sebastian Handel (1:04:36). The next big start for Langerwisch will be the Berlin Marathon.

Ukrainian athletes became the main heroes of the Warsaw Night Half Marathon. Marina Nemchenko confidently won among women with a result of 1:12:21, and Mykola Mevsha won the men’s race, showing a time of 1:03:39.

In Medellín, Colombia, Kenyan  Eric Kiptanui won the marathon distance, finishing in 2:17:35. Another representative of Kenya, Amos Kemboi, became the winner of the marathon of the University of Botswana in Gaborone with a result of 2:20:30. Among women, the best was the local athlete Gaone Batoeng (2:56:55).

In Hamburg, Ethiopian Kefjalu Silesi won the 10-kilometer Alsterlauf Hamburg race, covering the distance in 28:10. At the Belgrade 10K in Serbia, Kenyans Francis Abong (28:39) and Valentin Jebet (32:11) won in the elite open category.

At the  South African Cross Country Championships at a distance of 10 km, the titles were won by Zenzile Peko (30:33) and Nicola Jansen (35:51). At the distance of 4 km, the winners were Amogelang Tatai (11:34) and Karabo More (13:22).

In Rotterdam, Thibeb Enyeu of Ethiopia won the BIG10 women’s race with a score of 31:19, setting a personal best. Second and third places were taken by Belgian Lisa Rums (31:35) and Jennifer Gullikers (31:36). Among men, the best was Stan Nisten, who covered the distance in 28:31.

At the Hungarian Half Marathon Championships in Budapest, Lili Vinditch-Tóth won with a personal best of 1:09:21. The men’s champion was Gábor Karshai with a result of 1:04:19.

In Taranto, Italy, the  track and field program of the XX Mediterranean Games ended. In the women’s half marathon, the gold was won by the Moroccan Fatima Ezzahra Birdaha (1:09:59), ahead of the Slovenian Clara Lucan (1:11:22) and the Croatian Mateja Parlov-Koštro (1:11:58). In the men’s race, the representative of Turkey Ali Kaya won (1:02:06), while the prizes were also taken by Algerian Mohammed Sief Boukartaba (1:03:26) and the Turkish Ramazan Bashtug (1:04:08). Italy confidently won the medal standings, which won 33 awards.

In Bratislava, the winners of the Telekom Night Run were Žofija Hujsová (34:52) and Marek Hladyk (31:28), and in Helsingborg, Sweden, Anna Lindholm (1:14:04) and Ebba Tulu Chala (1:03:13) won the championship titles in the half marathon.

In Poland, Marcin Biskup won the national championship in the 5 km road race with a personal best of 14:04. In the women’s race, Agnieszka Chorzempa won, who also updated her personal achievement to 15:55.

At the Tjejmilen women’s race  in Stockholm, Tilda Monsson was the fastest with a time of 33:43, ahead of Karolina Wikström by only one second.

At the Serbian 10 km Championships, Meira Mehmedovic (35:29) and Nikola Mijajlovic (30:34) won gold medals.

In the United States , Rachel Rudel (1:04:58) and Charles Hicks (58:06) became the national champions in the 20 km race. At the same time, the absolute winner of the men’s race was the representative of Thailand Keiran Tuntivate, who was three seconds ahead of Hicks.

At the marathon in Shenyang, China, the representative of Ethiopia Bizuager Adera set a new track record, finishing in 2:30:21. The men’s race was won by Kenyan Francis Kipkorir Langat with a result of 2:12:12.

In Latvia, the  titles of national champions in the half marathon were won by Agata Caune (1:15:45) and Dmitry Seryogins (1:09:16). In Estonia, Liis-Grete Hussar (34:05) and Leonid Latsepov (29:54) became champions at a distance of 10 km.

In Melbourne, Australia, the winners of the Burnley 15K race were Donve Villion (51:47) and Seth O’Donnell (44:23).

The  40th edition of the street pole vault tournament started in Chiara, Italy. In the women’s competition, the victory was won by the Swiss Lea Bachmann, who overcame a height of 4.50 m. The second position was shared by the Greek Ariadni Adamopoulou and the Italian Virginia Skardanzan with a result of 4.30 m.

At the Japanese Student Championships in Yokohama, Shingo Suzuki improved his personal best in the 200 meters to 20.50. Kyo Kikuta (49.07) and Rachel Gardner (57.55) won the 4×400m hurdles championship titles, while the Chuo University team won the 4400m relay with a time of 3:03.30.

At the Swiss U20 Championships, Akira Egagha set the national junior record in the 200 meters, showing 20.44. He also became the champion in the hundred-meter race. Among the girls, Ksenia Buri celebrated double success, winning both sprint races.

Paraguayan thrower Lars Anthony Fleming overcame the 80 meter mark, sending a javelin to 80.10 m.

On September 6, a charity half marathon was held in Vinnytsia.Industrial automation Vinnytsia Run 2026». More than 1400 participants covered different distances, supported each other and raised funds to help Ukrainian defenders. The winners in the main distance were Ivan Strebkov (1:09:10) and Anna Shutsova (1:16:44). The triathlon distance of 70.3 was won by Oleksiy Semenyuk with a result of 4:58:41.

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