Running

Kenya's Dennis Kimetto smashed the marathon world record in Berlin, winning the race in a time of two hours, two minutes and 57 seconds after setting a scintillating pace from the start to shave 26 seconds off the previous best

Romania's junior women's pair and junior men's pair have won gold medals in the rowing races of the ongoing 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games Nanjing 2014 in China.

By Iota Myrtsioti

A group of writers (genshaku-sha), and cartoonists (mangaka) in the northern port city of Thessaloniki are making a splash with manga fans by producing their own online series, which has already drawn 700,000 views from around the world.

By George Georgakopoulos

PIROT - Mt Stara planina in southern Serbia was last weekend the site of Serbia's mountain marathon - mountain running and mountain bike races featuring over 120 competitors from six countries on the region's most demanding racecourses.

By George Georgakopoulos

Some 12,000 people on Sunday morning participated in the races of the Athens Half Marathon, that is evolving into another street event with prestige in the birthplace of the Marathon.

BELGRADE - Serbia's Olivera Jevtic won the half marathon race at the 27th Belgrade Marathon on Sunday.

Jevtic finished in 1:19:17 for her eighth career half marathon win in the Serbian capital, winning the title of national champion at the same time.

Jevtic has also won the marathon race in Belgrade twice in her career.

BELGRADE - Sinisa Mali, newly elected mayor of the Serbian capital, calls on the citizens to join him in the Fun Run at the 27th Belgrade Marathon on Sunday.

“A record participation of over 20,000 runners from 50 countries has been announced,” Mali said during a press conference at the Belgrade City Assembly.

BELGRADE - The Serbian government earmarked RSD 7 million for this year's Belgrade Marathon, which will be held on April 27.

A contract for financing the 27th Belgrade Marathon was signed by Minister of Youth and Sports Vanja Udovicic, President of the Belgrade Marathon Aleksandar Djordjevic and Secretary General of the Athletics Federation of Serbia (ASS) Slobodan Brankovic.

BELGRADE - This year's 27th Belgrade Marathon will be held on April 27 and at the same time it will serve as the Balkan marathon championship and Serbian half-marathon championship, the organisers announced.