https://www.scmp.com/rss/519371/feed The latest news on Eliud Kipchoge, Kenyan long-distance runner and Olympian, including competition news and updates. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Iris Deng Iris Deng Huawei Technologies is aiming for a major international comeback, with the overseas release of its latest flagship smartphone, the Mate 80 Pro, alongside a new smartwatch and the addition of a “wheelchair mode” to its wearable devices. Powered by the company’s self-designed, China-made Kirin 9030 Pro processor, the overseas version of its Mate 80 Pro handsets will run on the Android-based EMUI 15 operating system, Huawei announced at a launch event in Madrid, Spain, on Thursday. While the... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3344774/huawei-targets-global-comeback-mate-80-pro-smartphone-new-smartwatch?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3344774/huawei-targets-global-comeback-mate-80-pro-smartphone-new-smartwatch?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:01:08 +0000 Reuters Reuters The perennial battle between adulation and scepticism summed up the year in athletics as fans were treated to some mind-blowing performances against the usual depressing backdrop of doping that left everyone unsure whether to clap or cry. On the positive side, the blip caused by Covid meant the sport held a third world championships in four years and the 20th edition in Tokyo delivered an almost constant stream of brilliant performances and incredible finishes, as well as delivering medals to 53... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3337682/year-athletics-mondo-duplantis-shines-us-enjoy-stellar-year?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3337682/year-athletics-mondo-duplantis-shines-us-enjoy-stellar-year?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Dec 2025 02:00:11 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Untouchable Olympic champion Sifan Hassan shattered the course record to surge home first in a historic Sydney Marathon on Sunday, with Hailemaryam Kiros matching her feat in the men’s race. Run for the first time as one of the elite World Marathon Majors, Hassan was utterly dominant, clocking a blistering two hours, 18 minutes and 22 seconds ahead of Kenya’s former world record holder Brigid Kosgei, who finished in 2:18:56. Ethiopia’s Workenesh Edesa Gurmesa, who was third, won the race last... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/article/3323796/olympic-champion-hassan-and-kiros-smash-course-records-win-sydney-marathon?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/article/3323796/olympic-champion-hassan-and-kiros-smash-course-records-win-sydney-marathon?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 31 Aug 2025 02:30:09 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg One of the world’s most iconic bridges will swap cars for tens of thousands of pounding feet on Sunday morning, as Sydney joins the elite ranks of the World Marathon Majors. About 35,000 people are expected to toe the start line in Australia’s biggest marathon to date, including the fastest man to run the distance, Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge. The 26.2 mile course crosses the Sydney Harbour Bridge and loops through downtown and Centennial Park before ending at the famous Opera House steps. Growing... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3323458/worlds-fastest-marathon-man-kipchoge-lead-runners-sydney-race-joins-elite-group?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3323458/worlds-fastest-marathon-man-kipchoge-lead-runners-sydney-race-joins-elite-group?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 28 Aug 2025 07:00:15 +0000 The Olympics is where sporting miracles happen, and athletes break records once believed to be beyond reach. But those milestones not only rely on athletes’ talents and hard work, improving technology continues to bring new possibilities to modern sport world, pushing athletes ever greater feats. Visible at almost all elite training and sports events, wearable technology and high-speed motion analysis enables coaches to identify areas for improvement in real time. Here are some of the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3271008/paris-olympics-tech-advances-helping-athletes-go-faster-higher-and-stronger?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3271008/paris-olympics-tech-advances-helping-athletes-go-faster-higher-and-stronger?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 22 Jul 2024 04:30:10 +0000 The man behind a running company supporting athletes competing at the Paris Olympics wants to curb the advance of shoe technology, to preserve the integrity of elite sport. It is nearly five years since Eliud Kipchoge’s Nike-manufactured sub-two hour marathon in Vienna prompted a redrawing of athlete footwear regulations. Nico Mermoud, the co-founder of shoe brand Hoka, said athletics chiefs must “allow technology to evolve … knowing it might create a benefit”, but acknowledged human endeavour... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/trail-running/article/3270649/hoka-chief-wants-curb-advance-shoe-technology-sub-2-hour-marathon-chase-hots?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/trail-running/article/3270649/hoka-chief-wants-curb-advance-shoe-technology-sub-2-hour-marathon-chase-hots?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Jul 2024 00:15:08 +0000 Marathon world record-holder and Paris Olympic favourite Kelvin Kiptum died in a car crash in western Kenya, police said on Monday. The 24-year-old was driving from Kaptagat to Eldoret around 11pm on Sunday when the car rolled, killing the young sensation and his Rwandan coach Gervais Hakizimana. “The car had three occupants, two died on the spot, while one was taken to hospital. The two are Kiptum and his coach,” said Peter Mulinge, police commander for Elgeyo Marakwet County in western Kenya... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3251715/marathon-world-record-holder-kelvin-kiptum-coach-killed-car-crash-western-kenya?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3251715/marathon-world-record-holder-kelvin-kiptum-coach-killed-car-crash-western-kenya?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Feb 2024 03:10:12 +0000 For many of us, a Friday night out entails a meal at a restaurant, watching a movie or relaxing with friends and family. Sundeep Singh spends many of his evenings hitting the pavement. As the native of New Delhi, India, wrapped up his work one Friday evening in August 2020, he set off on an impromptu run. Half an hour in, he made up his mind to do a 100km (62-mile) ultramarathon through the night. Over the past decade, the diehard runner has completed 25 marathons and 300 half- marathons,... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3249008/how-distance-running-transformed-indian-executive-22kg-weight-loss-100-half-marathons-100-days?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3249008/how-distance-running-transformed-indian-executive-22kg-weight-loss-100-half-marathons-100-days?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 20 Jan 2024 09:15:10 +0000 A century after the 1924 Paris Olympic men’s marathon was won by Finn Albin Stenroos in two hours, 41 minutes and 22 seconds, next year’s Games in the same city could feature the first official sub-two hour time for the distance after 2023 saw more barriers smashed. Kenya’s double Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge, who dipped under two hours with his unofficial Ineos challenge run in 2019, had dragged the record down to 2:01.09 in 2022. But in October this year compatriot Kelvin Kiptum stunned the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3246001/paris-olympics-shoe-tech-advances-bring-sub-two-hour-marathon-ever-closer-will-barrier-finally-be?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3246001/paris-olympics-shoe-tech-advances-bring-sub-two-hour-marathon-ever-closer-will-barrier-finally-be?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 24 Dec 2023 06:00:23 +0000 Before he set off on a bicycle race across the United States this summer, Claus-Henning Schulke was last-minute shopping in Oceanside, California, when he noticed three teenagers approaching him in the Walmart aisle. “Are you Bottle Claus?” they asked. Schulke is not a TikTok star. He is not a renowned singer or an artist. He is a 57-year-old civil engineer from Berlin, Germany with silver hair and clear-rimmed glasses. Yet among running fans, he has become internationally recognised because,... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3236578/hes-marathon-world-record-holder-eliud-kipchoges-hero-and-youtube-hit-meet-bottle-claus?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3236578/hes-marathon-world-record-holder-eliud-kipchoges-hero-and-youtube-hit-meet-bottle-claus?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Oct 2023 20:15:08 +0000 Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum won the men’s London Marathon on Sunday in the second-fastest time in history, while Sifan Hassan staged a remarkable rally to win the women’s event in the Olympic track champion’s first race over the distance. The 23-year-old Kiptum broke the course record with an astonishing time of 2 hours, 1 minute and 25 seconds. Having broken clear of the field, Kiptum, who became the third fastest male marathon runner of all time on his debut in Valencia in December, faded towards... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3218060/london-marathon-kenyas-kelvin-kiptum-runs-second-fastest-official-time-history-misses-record-18?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3218060/london-marathon-kenyas-kelvin-kiptum-runs-second-fastest-official-time-history-misses-record-18?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 23 Apr 2023 11:43:04 +0000