Author: Marwan Rimawi

The TCS London Marathon organizers have officially announced that the 2027 edition will take place over two full days, Saturday and Sunday, April 24 and 25. This marks the first time in the race’s 47-year history that the event has expanded from one day to two. According to London Marathon CEO Hugh Brasher, the decision is not a permanent change, but rather a one-time event…

The summer sun of 2026 shone down on the vast stadiums of the United States, Canada, and Mexico—a sight that would be anything but ordinary for us as an Arab audience. We are talking about an unprecedented historic achievement: eight Arab national teams packed their bags and crossed the ocean to participate in the largest sporting event on Earth. From Asia, we have the Gulf’s endurance, represented by Saudi Arabia and Qatar, alongside Iraq’s physical toughness and the historic debut of Jordan’s Nashama. From Africa, we see European-style physicality blended with a fighting spirit in Morocco, Egypt, Algeria, and Tunisia.

On the morning of Friday, June 12, 2026, it was no ordinary morning in the Jordanian capital. Under Amman’s clear skies, specifically in Al-Hussein Gardens, 1,500 women and girls of various ages and fitness levels gathered. As pink confetti rained down from the sky to blanket the starting line, the gardens transformed into a living canvas pulsing with feminine energy and pure positivity. Under the slogan “Run for Yourself,” this event was not merely

For more than two decades, the compass of major international marathons has pointed firmly toward the northern hemisphere. Japan, the United States, and Europe had a monopoly on the dream of aspiring runners to race alongside the legends of the sport, while the African continent—despite being the birthplace of the greatest long-distance runner in history—remained merely an exporter of talent who claimed victory on podiums beyond its borders. This geographical monopoly was finally broken in a historic shift that is redrawing the map of global running; the organizing committee announced that Cape Town would join as the eighth marathon in the Abbott World Marathon Majors series, and the first