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Philemon Kiriago secured his second consecutive overall World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) World Cup title with victory in the classic race at D&eacute;fi des Couleurs in Quebec on Sunday (11), while Germany&rsquo;s Nina Engelhard completed a dominant weekend double.
Kenya&rsquo;s Kiriago won the approximately 16km classic up-and-down race in 1:11:24, holding off USA&rsquo;s Mason Coppi by 19 seconds, while Canada&rsquo;s Remi Leroux finished third in 1:13:21.
The result took Kiriago to 396 points in the overall World Cup standings, comfortably clear of compatriots Richard Atuya (290) and Michael Saoli (223), and confirmed his second successive overall title.
Kiriago had finished fourth in Saturday&rsquo;s uphill race but returned to the front 24 hours later. He pushed the pace from the opening climb and soon began to stretch the field, with Leroux and Coppi emerging as his closest challengers.
At the first summit Kiriago led Coppi by 22 seconds, with Leroux and Italy&rsquo;s Tiziano Moia following. The chasing group remained within range through the steep second ascent of Mont-Sainte-Anne, but Kiriago maintained control before the decisive final 4km descent.
Coppi closed strongly and reduced the gap in the closing stages, but Kiriago held on to take victory in 1:11:24. Coppi followed in 1:11:43, with Leroux third in 1:13:21. Mexico&rsquo;s Brayan Rodriguez finished fourth in 1:15:02, four seconds ahead of USA&rsquo;s Adam Sjolund.
Engelhard, meanwhile, completed a clean sweep of the women&rsquo;s races after following Saturday&rsquo;s uphill victory with another emphatic performance in the classic event.
The reigning world uphill and classic champion went to the front early and steadily opened a gap on the first climb. Kenya&rsquo;s Joyce Muthoni Njeru and USA&rsquo;s Erin Moyer initially led the chase, while France&rsquo;s Nelie Clement also moved into contention.
By the first summit Engelhard&rsquo;s advantage had grown to more than a minute. Clement then passed Njeru on the second climb and briefly looked set for second place, but Njeru used her descending strength to regain the position with about 3km remaining.
Engelhard was never threatened and went on to win in 1:20:34, more than three minutes clear of Njeru, who finished second in 1:23:45. Clement was just six seconds behind in third, with Italy&rsquo;s Arianna Dentis fourth in 1:27:09 and Moyer fifth in 1:27:11.
Njeru&rsquo;s runner-up finish proved significant in the battle for the overall women&rsquo;s World Cup title. With leader Ruth Gitonga unable to travel to Canada because of visa issues, Njeru drew level with her compatriot on 384 points.
Gitonga nevertheless retained the overall title on countback, having recorded more victories during the season. Britain&rsquo;s Kirsty Skye Dickson finished third overall with 264 points.
The classic race also decided the final discipline standings. Gitonga won the women&rsquo;s classic classification with 150 points, ahead of Njeru (92) and Dentis (84). Saoli topped the men&rsquo;s standings with 100 points, while Ephantus Njeri and Atuya tied for second on 92.
A day earlier, Engelhard had laid the foundations for her weekend double with a commanding victory in the uphill race, held over a course beginning near the Jean Larose Falls before climbing just over 3km through the ski slopes to the summit of Mont-Sainte-Anne.
The German moved ahead early and had already created a gap by the 2km point. Dickson, Njeru and Canada&rsquo;s Elisa Morin initially formed the chase group, but Engelhard continued to extend her advantage on the climb.
She eventually won in 31:43, finishing 1:49 ahead of Dickson, who clocked 33:32. Moyer completed the podium in 33:44, with Clement fourth and Switzerland&rsquo;s Celine Aebi fifth.
The men&rsquo;s uphill race produced a surprise victory for USA&rsquo;s Meikal Beaudoin Rousseau.
A group of about 10 athletes, including Kiriago, Leroux, Cameron Smith and Mason Coppi, remained closely bunched through the flatter opening 2km before the race began to stretch out on the climb.
Leroux initially led with Kiriago close behind, but Beaudoin Rousseau made the decisive move approaching the finish and went on to win in 28:55.
Leroux finished second in 29:04 and Smith third in 29:12, while Kiriago was fourth and Italy&rsquo;s Andrea Elia fifth. Britain&rsquo;s 21-year-old Edward Hobbs finished sixth.
The uphill races also determined the final World Cup standings in that discipline. Atuya won the men&rsquo;s title with 142 points, ahead of Kiriago (110) and Patrick Kipngeno (100).
Njeru took the women&rsquo;s uphill title with 134 points, with Dickson second on 126 and Gitonga third on 110.
The D&eacute;fi des Couleurs weekend brought the 2026 WMRA World Cup to a close, with Kiriago and Gitonga crowned overall champions after a season spanning uphill, classic and long-distance racing.
With assistance from Kirsty Reade (WMRA)

Philemon Kiriago secured his second consecutive overall WMRA World Cup title with victory in the classic race at Défi des Couleurs in Quebec

Kiriago retains WMRA World Cup title as Engelhard completes Quebec double

Hawi Feysa retained her Bank of America Chicago Marathon title in 2:13:33 and Amos Kipruto won the men&rsquo;s race in 2:01:09 as both athletes moved up the world all-time lists at the World Athletics Platinum Label road race on Sunday (11).
Feysa produced a decisive late surge to defeat two-time Boston Marathon champion Sharon Lokedi, improving her PB by 84 seconds to move to fourth on the world all-time list. Lokedi followed in 2:14:07, moving to eighth all time, while former world record-holder Brigid Kosgei was third in 2:14:55. It was the first marathon in history in which three women finished inside 2:15.
Kipruto, meanwhile, completed his progression through the Chicago podium positions. Third in 2024 and second last year, the Kenyan broke away from pre-race favourite Jacob Kiplimo in the second half and held on for a 2:01:09 victory &ndash; a 30-second PB that moves him to equal fifth on the world all-time list alongside Eliud Kipchoge.
The women set off aggressively from the start. A lead group of seven &ndash; Feysa, Kosgei, Lokedi, Joan Kilimo, Brillian Kipkoech, Sutume Asefa Kebede and Loice Chemnung &ndash; reached 5km in 15:36, equivalent to 2:11:39 marathon pace.
By about 7km, Feysa and Kosgei had started to pull away. They reached 10km in 31:04, nine seconds ahead of a chase group containing Lokedi, Kilimo, Kipkoech and Chemnung.
Feysa was a stride ahead of Kosgei as they passed 15km in 46:41, still operating at 2:11 pace. Behind them, the chase group had been reduced to Lokedi, Kilimo and Chemnung, who trailed by 12 seconds.
But the leaders were not able to make the break stick. Lokedi and Chemnung gradually closed the gap and by halfway four women were together at the front. They had passed 20km in 1:02:31 before reaching the half-way point in 1:06:06.
The quartet remained intact through 25km, but the complexion of the race began to change over the next five kilometres. Lokedi led Feysa through 30km in 1:34:16, while Kosgei had slipped 11 seconds behind and Chemnung was a further 30 seconds back. By 21 miles, Feysa and Lokedi were together with a 35-second advantage over Kosgei.
Neither could shake the other. They reached 35km in 1:50:23 and were still side by side through 22 miles in 1:51:43. Kosgei remained within striking distance, 39 seconds behind, but the contest for victory had developed into a duel between Feysa and Lokedi.
They passed 24 miles in 2:02:16 and mile 25 in 2:07:27. Even with little more than a kilometre remaining, there was nothing between them. Then, with about 2:10 on the clock, Feysa made her move.
The Ethiopian suddenly opened daylight and, after more than an hour of close racing with Lokedi, the gap grew remarkably quickly. Feysa covered the final mile strongly enough to put 34 seconds into her rival, breaking the tape in 2:13:33.
The performance took 84 seconds off the PB of 2:14:57 she set when winning in Chicago last year and lifted her to fourth on the world all-time list. It was the third major marathon victory of Feysa&rsquo;s career, following her wins in Frankfurt in 2024 and Chicago in 2025.
Lokedi was rewarded with a huge PB of 2:14:07 in second, moving her to eighth on the world all-time list. Kosgei completed an exceptional podium in 2:14:55, making it the first marathon in history to produce three sub-2:15 finishers.
Mary Ngugi-Cooper was fourth in 2:17:23 and Kilimo fifth in 2:18:39.
<h2>Kipruto takes control after Kiplimo surge</h2>
The men&rsquo;s race was similarly ambitious from the outset. A six-man group comprising Kipruto, Kiplimo, Tadese Bikila, Milkesa Mengesha, Boki Diriba and Daniel Mateiko passed 5km in 14:18. A chase pack led by Vincent Mauri reached 5km in 14:53, and by 10km &ndash; which the leaders passed in 28:37 &ndash; they were about a minute adrift.
The leading six remained together through 15km in 42:55 and 20km in 57:13 before reaching halfway in 1:00:21, eight seconds quicker than Sabastian Sawe&rsquo;s halfway split during his 1:59:30 world record run in London earlier this year.
Behind them, Mauri was producing an eye-catching run of his own. The self-coached US athlete, who does much of his training on a treadmill and ran 2:05:54 on his marathon debut in Ohio earlier this year, began to break away from the second group. He reached halfway in 1:02:15, 17 seconds clear of his nearest pursuers and on course for a time well inside 2:05.
Up front, the six-man group finally started to fracture after halfway. Kiplimo led through 25km in 1:11:19, alongside Mateiko, Kipruto and Bikila. Mengesha and Diriba had started to lose ground and the leaders were now operating at course record pace.
Soon afterwards Kiplimo increased the tempo again. His move, with about 1:17:30 on the clock, broke apart the group, with Kipruto the only athlete initially able to respond. The pair then covered the five kilometres to 30km in 13:58, reaching that checkpoint in 1:25:28 &ndash; a projected finishing time of 2:00:12.
Kiplimo and Kipruto remained together through mile 20 in 1:31:51, but the balance then began to shift. Kipruto edged a second ahead by mile 21 and had stretched that advantage to 12 seconds by 35km, which he passed in 1:39:58.
Kiplimo&rsquo;s challenge faded rapidly from that point. Kipruto was 17 seconds clear at 22 miles and 47 seconds ahead by 23 miles, while Bikila and Mengesha began to close on the Ugandan. By mile 24, Kipruto&rsquo;s advantage over Kiplimo had grown to 1:32. He reached 40km in 1:54:31 with Bikila now up into second.
Kipruto continued on to win in 2:01:09. The performance took 30 seconds off the PB he set when finishing fourth in London in April and moves him alongside Kipchoge at equal fifth on the world all-time list. When Kipchoge ran 2:01:09 in Berlin four years ago, it was a world record.
For Kipruto, the 2019 world bronze medallist, it was a second World Marathon Majors victory following his triumph in London in 2022.
Bikila finished strongly to take second in a PB of 2:02:56. Mengesha also came through in the closing stages to claim third in 2:03:46, passing Kiplimo, who finished fourth in 2:04:18. Diriba and Mateiko were fifth and sixth, both timed at 2:05:01.
Clayton Young was the leading US finisher in seventh, improving his PB to 2:05:23 and moving to second on the North American all-time list. Charles Hicks followed in 2:05:35, with Akira Akasaki ninth in 2:05:47.
Mauri, whose early pace had put him on course for a significant breakthrough, was forced to stop briefly with what appeared to be cramp shortly after 21 miles. He nevertheless recovered to finish 10th in 2:06:45.
<h3>Leading results</h3>
Women 1 Hawi Feysa (ETH) 2:13:33 2 Sharon Lokedi (KEN) 2:14:07 3 Brigid Kosgei (KEN) 2:14:55 4 Mary Ngugi-Cooper (KEN) 2:17:23 5 Joan Kilimo (KEN) 2:18:39 6 Isobel Batt-Doyle (AUS) 2:20:38 7 Emma Grace Hurley (USA) 2:20:47 8 Degitu Azimeraw (ETH) 2:20:59 9 Magdalyne Masai (KEN) 2:21:11 10 Loice Chemnung (KEN) 2:21:18
Men 1 Amos Kipruto (KEN) 2:01:09 2 Tadese Bikila (ETH) 2:02:56 3 Milkesa Mengesha (ETH) 2:03:46 4 Jacob Kiplimo (UGA) 2:04:18 5 Boki Diriba (ETH) 2:05:01 6 Daniel Mateiko (KEN) 2:05:01 7 Clayton Young (USA) 2:05:23 8 Charles Hicks (USA) 2:05:35 9 Akira Akasaki (JPN) 2:05:47 10 Vincent Mauri (USA) 2:06:45

Hawi Feysa retained her Bank of America Chicago Marathon title in 2:13:33 and Amos Kipruto won the men’s race in 2:01:09

Feysa and Kipruto triumph in swift Chicago races

Zhang Jiale produced the standout performance on the final day of athletics action at the Asian Games in Nagoya, winning the women&rsquo;s hammer with a Games record of 78.27m.
The Chinese thrower entered the competition having twice bettered the official Asian record in recent weeks, with marks of 78.64m and 79.62m awaiting ratification, while compatriot Zhao Jie held the ratified continental record of 78.22m set earlier this year.
Their rivalry once again took centre stage on a rain-affected evening at Paloma Mizuho Stadium.
Zhao held a commanding advantage in their overall head-to-head record, but Zhang had enjoyed the upper hand more recently, beating her compatriot seven times this season. She did so again when it mattered most.
Zhang took command of the competition before improving to 78.27m in the fourth round, breaking the Games record and securing gold. Zhao managed 74.83m for silver, while Japan&rsquo;s Joy McArthur delighted the home crowd with 68.42m for bronze.
Winfred Yavi, meanwhile, ended the Games as one of its most successful athletes after completing a remarkable distance treble.
Having already won the 10,000m and 3000m steeplechase, the Bahraini added the women&rsquo;s 5000m title in 15:10.18.
She had to work hard for her third gold, with Japan&rsquo;s Nozomi Tanaka challenging all the way to the line before finishing second in 15:11.65.
Sri Lanka&rsquo;s Rumesh Pathirage also ended his season on a high by adding the Asian Games javelin title to an impressive list of victories in 2026.
Apart from a second-place finish in Rabat, Pathirage won every competition he contested this year, including the Commonwealth Games, Diamond League Final and the Ultimate Championship.
His preparations for Nagoya had been disrupted when his specialist javelins were damaged during air travel following the competition in Budapest. Using a new javelin, he took time to find his rhythm in the final before throwing 88.33m in the fourth round and then improving to 88.55m with his final attempt.
With Neeraj Chopra absent through injury, India&rsquo;s Yashvir Singh and Rohit Yadav took silver and bronze with 85.72m and 84.35m respectively. Pakistan&rsquo;s Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem finished fourth with 80.29m.
Another of the standout performances came from Mariam Kareem in the women&rsquo;s 400m hurdles. The 18-year-old from the United Arab Emirates, who won the Asian U18 title last year and the Asian U20 crown earlier this season, completed her campaign with a Games record of 54.31.
Her performance also improved the Asian U20 record and moved her to second on the world U20 all-time list behind Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone.
Kazakhstan&rsquo;s Adelina Zems took silver in 54.58, while India&rsquo;s Vithya Ramraj earned bronze in 54.75, breaking a 42-year-old national record.
The men&rsquo;s 400m hurdles also produced a high-quality contest. Qatar&rsquo;s Bassem Al Hemeida upgraded his Hangzhou silver to gold with 47.82, while Japan&rsquo;s 17-year-old Taiju Goto clocked a personal best of 47.93 for silver. Goto&rsquo;s performance improved his own Asian U20 record and is also a world U18 best.
Ernest John Obiena of the Philippines successfully defended his pole vault title, improving his own Games record by one centimetre to 5.91m. China&rsquo;s Yao Jie and Li Chenyang both cleared 5.70m to take the other two places on the podium.
Bahrain&rsquo;s Birhanu Balew also successfully defended his 5000m title, winning in 13:30.79 ahead of Japan&rsquo;s Tomonori Yamaguchi, who clocked 13:31.43, and India&rsquo;s Gulveer Singh in 13:32.75.
Balew had already retained his 10,000m title earlier in the Games. Singh, meanwhile, ended his campaign with three individual medals, having also taken silver in the 1500m and 10,000m.
Japan enjoyed further success in the men&rsquo;s middle-distance and steeplechase events. World Championships finalist Ryuji Miura won the 3000m steeplechase in a Games record of 8:17.36, narrowly beating compatriot Ryoma Aoki in 8:17.60.
Kazuto Iizawa had earlier won the 1500m in another Games record, clocking 3:36.35 to edge Singh, who ran 3:36.72. Ko Ochiai then added the 800m title on the final day, front-running to victory in 1:44.48, also a Games record.
China&rsquo;s Shi Yuhao won the men&rsquo;s long jump with 8.17m. India&rsquo;s Murali Sreeshankar was forced to stop competing because of an ankle injury but his second-round leap of 8.07m was enough for a second successive Asian Games silver. Uzbekistan&rsquo;s Anvar Anvarov took bronze with 8.06m.
China also secured victories through Feng Bin in the women&rsquo;s discus with 63.83m and Wu Hongjiao in the women&rsquo;s 800m in 2:04.49.
India claimed its only gold medal of the athletics programme in the women&rsquo;s 4x400m relay (3:29.69), giving India a seventh Asian Games title in the event. Japan took the men&rsquo;s title in 3:00.75. The result brought the athletics programme at the 20th Asian Games to a close.
Ram. Murali Krishnan for World Athletics

Zhang Jiale produced the standout performance on the final day of athletics action at the Asian Games in Nagoya

Zhang's monster hammer throw and Yavi's distance treble cap Asian Games in Nagoya

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Perth Running Festival - WA State Marathon Championships	Perth	AUS	11 Oct 2026
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