The switch was significant because women were banned from running the Olympic marathon until 1984; the distance, it was believed, was too taxing for them. In Paris the women not only ran ...

Twenty-seven years later, the longest race was a marathon. Benoit Samuelson ran it in the Olympics and won gold, proving to the world all that women were capable of. The women’s marathon had ...

Since the inception of the modern Olympic Games in 1896, men have competed in the marathon and cycling road race, but women wouldn’t get that opportunity for another 88 years. “It was thought ...

PARIS (AP) — There was a time, not that long ago, when those in charge of the Olympics thought it was too dangerous for women to run a marathon. On Sunday, in a break with tradition that stamps ...

“And I tell people LA 84 and the first women’s Olympic marathon was certainly the biggest win of my life.” It was life-changing for many other women as well. Until 1960, the longest Olympic ...

The women’s marathon kick-starts the final day of the Paris 2024 Olympics with the race scheduled for an 8am (local time) start. Irish native who switched from the music industry to the world of ...

The men run their marathon Saturday. And the Paris Games — the first Olympics with more female athletes than males — conclude Sunday with the women’s marathon. To put the significance of ...

Hassan pulled off one of the greatest performances we’ve seen at an Olympic Games. In the women’s marathon, Hassan outkicked Assefa to win gold, with the two pushing and shoving each other ...

Even though she lost the Olympic gold medal in a sprint ... Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia celebrates after winning the women's race at the London Marathon, Sunday, April 27, 2025.