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Queen Elizabeth to start London Marathon, from Windsor

Britain’sQueenElizabethwillbetheofficialstarterofthisyear’sLondonMarathon–30milesawayonaspecialrostruminthegroundsofWindsorCastle.Thisyear’sLondonMarathon,which

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Kenya's Kamworor eyes gold at World Half marathon

NewYorkmarathonchampionGeoffreyKamwororofKenyahasruledhimselfoutoftheCommonwealthGames,sayinghewillonlyfocusonrunningattheWorldHalfMarathonChampionshipsinValenc

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Beijing Marathon attracts over 30,000 fitness enthusiasts

Morethan30,000fitnessenthusiastsgatheredattheChinesecapitalcitytoattendtheBeijingInternationalMarathon,whichkickedoffonSundayearlymorningunderbrilliantlysunnysk

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Israel says international marathon body playing politics

IsraelsaystheinternationalmarathonbodyisinjectingpoliticsintosportsbyexcludinganIsraeliracebecauseitpassesthroughcontestedWestBankterritory.TheIsraelMarathonAss

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Boston Marathon bombing suspect pleads not guilty

Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev made his first public appearance in court Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to 30 charges for his alleged role in the tragedy that killed three and hurt over 200 others in April, U.S. media reported.

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China Reacts to Boston Bombings

Officials from the Chinese Consulate General in New York confirmed on Tuesday that a Chinese national was killed in Monday's Boston Marathon blasts.

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Backgrounder: Boston Marathon race

The 2013 Boston Marathon is the 117th version of the historical event, which was first held in 1897. The Boston Marathon is the world's oldest annual marathon and one of six World Marathon Majors.