Polish pole vault star Anna Rogowska will compete in her home city of Sopot at the IAAF World Indoor Championships this forthcoming week.

Morocco s Aziz Lahbabi took the honours at the Rome-Ostia Half Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race, clocking a huge personal best of 59:25 on Sunday (2).

The big question is: can Vincent Kipruto retain his title at the 69th annual Lake Biwa Marathon, the oldest marathon in Japan and an IAAF Gold Label Road Race, on Sunday (2)?

Women and juniors excelled in the first leg of the Chinese race walking championships on road in Huangshan on Thursday and Friday (27/28).

Croatia s London 2012 Olympic Games and 2013 IAAF World Championships discus gold medallist Sandra Perkovic threw a massive 70.51m at the Croatian winter throwing championships in Split on Saturday (1).

Ethiopia s Bazu Worku broke away from Kenya s defending champion Vincent Kipruto with less than two kilometres to go to win the 69th edition of Lake Biwa Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race, in 2:09:10 on Sunday (2).