Kenya's John Kyalo Kyui will attempt to retain his title, and become the first overseas runner of either gender to win the race more than once, at the 26th edition of the Siberian International Marathon in the Russian city of Omsk on Sunday (20).

Just three weeks after the end of the IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015, world class athletics returns to the Chinese capital in the form of the 35th edition of Beijing International Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race on Sunday (20).

Ethiopia s Biruktayit Eshetu and Gebo Burka will defend both their titles and their race records in the Blackmores Sydney Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race, on Sunday (20).

The Kenyan men s 4x400m squad brought the curtain down on the athletics competitions at the All-Africa Games with a win in a Games record of 3:00.34 and a thrilling duel with favourites Botswana on Thursday (17).

Two-time world marathon champion Edna Kiplagat will return to the scene of her triumph in last year s Bank of Scotland Great Scottish Run when she defends her title at the IAAF Gold Label Road Race in Glasgow on Sunday 4 October.

Great Britain will welcomes the best mountain runners in the world to the Welsh town of Betws-y-Coed for the 31st World Mountain Running Championships on Saturday (19).