D’Haene bagged the supported record in 35 hours, 33 minutes and 41 seconds–smashing the previous record, set by American David Hedges, by almost four hours. Hedges was 25 at the time; D’Haene is 39.

Australian Olympian Andy Buchanan was victorious in the half-marathon, breaking the course record with a time of 1:01:08, ...

At first glance, Bolt seems like the obvious choice. His 100m world record of 9.58 seconds has stood untouched since 2009.

From the verge of quitting to first across the line, 23-year-old Xavier Saint-Cyr’s sunrise surge sealed a hard-fought win at ...