Berlin
The 50th Berlin Marathon broke the world record for the number of finishers last Sunday, September 29th. 54,280 runners completed the race. This surpassed the previous record of 54,175 people completing the 2024 Paris Marathon, which was held in April.
Ethiopian runners Milkesa Mengesha and Tigist Ketema won the marathonThis is the first time in three years that Ethiopia has won both the women’s and men’s titles. Annual major world marathon.
Mengesha, 24, ran a personal best time of 2 hours, 3 minutes and 17 seconds to beat Kenya’s Cybrian Kotut to victory. Ketema, 26 years old, finished in 2 hours 16 minutes 42 seconds. Third fastest time ever in Berlin for women’s event. The current women’s world record is 2:11:53, set by Ketema’s compatriot Tigst Assefa in the same marathon last year.
12 records were also set or broken during the marathonThese include the fastest men’s marathon in mobile phone costumes, the fastest men’s marathon in costumes, the fastest marathon by a married couple in traditional Thai costumes, the fastest women’s marathon in dirndl, and the fastest men’s marathon in costumes. This includes the fastest women’s marathon.
2024 New York Marathon There is a possibility that the record for most completions in November will be broken soon.165,000 people have already signed up and 50,000 are expected to start the race.
london
Wimbledon received the green light for a 39-court expansion this weekdespite multiple objections. The All England Lawn Tennis Club said Wimbledon had fallen behind on the Grand Slam scene and the new practice and qualifying tournament facilities and 8,000-seat arena would reinvigorate the tournament.
These courts would replace 104 acres of Wimbledon Park, which includes the Heritage Golf Course, and would break the 1993 agreement. London Borough and All England Lawn Tennis Club protect golf course.
A group called ‘Save Wimbledon Park’ was set up to prevent this from spreading. The organization said the space will not be used outside of the annual tournament and that the tournament will not be scaled back to reduce the number of players or matches due to its rich history and reputation as tennis’ premier grass court tournament. claims. The group also warned: “The proposal would cause ‘corporate environmental damage’, including the loss of 300 trees, as well as 10 years of disruption to the local area.” guardian.
“When we decided to sell this land, we ensured that it was maintained as vacant land and that the next owner and future owners were forever denied the opportunity to use this land for development. I decided to do so based on my judgment,” he said. Merton Council leader Tony Coleman said in a statement:.
madrid
Champions League title holders Real Madrid lost 0-1 They broke their 36-game unbeaten run in all competitions with their match against Lille Olympique Sporting Club on Wednesday, October 2, and suffered their first Champions League loss since losing 4-0 to Manchester City at the end of the 2022-23 season. .
The 15-time Champions League winners last lost to neighbors Atlético Madrid in January, but have since won the Champions League and La Liga in 2023-34.
In the second round of this year’s new Champions League format, Real Madrid conceded a penalty in first-half stoppage time, which was converted by Lille striker Jonathan David. New signing Kylian Mbappé came off the bench as a savior, but Madrid were unable to find the equalizer.
Madrid currently sit 17th in the Champions League table, but it is not yet clear how this defeat will affect the team’s qualification hopes. Madrid are held to high standards by everyone at the club and by fans who are not used to losing, so the team needs to secure a spot in the top eight and automatically qualify for the knockout stages. Match crowds have dominated soccer headlines lately..
Madrid will next face last year’s finalists Borussia Dortmund, and will have to fight for a spot against AC Milan at the Santiago Bernabéu and Liverpool at Anfield.
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