Kenyan Edwin Rotich and 2016 Olympic marathon silver medallist Eunice Kirwa lead their respective fields at the Vodafone Istanbul Half Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race, on Sunday (30).

Olympic marathon silver medallist Eunice Jepkirui Kirwa and 10,000m bronze medallist Tamirat Tola will be among the elite runners on the start line of the Vodafone Istanbul Half Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race, on 30 April.

Pulling away from Yuka Ando after 33km, Olympic silver medallist Eunice Kirwa won the Nagoya Women’s Marathon on Sunday (12) for the third straight year, becoming the first three-time winner of the IAAF Gold Label Road Race.

Eunice Kirwa will be gunning for an unprecedented third straight victory at the Nagoya Women’s Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race, on Sunday (12).

Eunice Jepkirui Kirwa of Bahrain and Callum Hawkins of Great Britain notched convincing victories at the 71st edition of the Kagawa-Marugame Half Marathon, an IAAF Silver Label Road Race, on Sunday (5). Kirwa, the pre-race favourite, clocked 1:08:07 to win by 20 seconds while Hawkins clocked 1:00:00 to win by nearly a minute.

Defending Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon champion and Olympic marathon silver medallist Eunice Jepkirui will take on USA’s 2008 Olympic 10,000m bronze medallist Shalane Flanagan at the IAAF Silver Label Road Race on Sunday (5).

After breaking away from her competitors after just 5km at the Gifu Seiryu Half Marathon, Eunice Kirwa set a course record of 1:08:55 to successfully defend her title at the IAAF Silver Label Road Race on Sunday (14).

The winners of last year’s Gifu Seiryu Half Marathon will return to the IAAF Silver Label Road Race on Sunday (15) looking to retain their titles.

Bahrain’s Eunice Kirwa successfully defended her Nagoya Women’s Marathon title on Sunday (13) with 2:22:40, the third-fastest time in the history of the IAAF Gold Label Road Race.

Of Japan’s Olympic qualifying marathons for women, the best has been saved for last as the Nagoya Marathon boasts the deepest field of the three races. But there is still no guarantee of a Japanese victory at the IAAF Gold Label Road Race on Sunday (13).

One year after breaking the Nagoya Marathon course record, Bahrain’s Eunice Kirwa will return to the IAAF Gold Label Road Race on 13 March.

Eritrea’s Goitom Kifle and Bahrain’s Eunice Kirwa were victorious at the Kagawa Marugame International Half Marathon, an IAAF Silver Label Road Race, on Sunday (7).