At the Governor Cup in Volgograd on Saturday (25), Svetlana Biryukova matched her own world-leading mark in the long jump, leaping to 6.98m and improving the meeting record of 6.93m with the former record-holder Tatyana Lebedeva looking on.

Tetyana Gamera-Shmyrko of Ukraine came from behind to win the 33rd Osaka Women s Marathon in 2:24:37 on Sunday (26), defending the crown she won last year at the IAAF Silver Label Road Race.

Priscah Jeptoo put down an eye-catching season opener, while 2010 world half-marathon champion Wilson Kiprop won by a narrow margin at the 23rd edition of the Discovery Kenya Cross-Country Championships in Eldoret on Sunday (26).

Paul Tanui and Faith Kipyegon added their names to the prestigious roll of honours on Sunday (26) at the 82nd edition of the Cinque Mulini, the eighth IAAF Cross Country Permit meeting of the 2013-2014 season.

The champions from the past three editions of the Osaka Women s Marathon Tetiana Gamera-Shmyrko, Risa Shigetomo and Yukiko Akaba have returned to contest the IAAF Silver Label Road Race, which this year doubles as a selection race for the 2014 Asi...

Last year s Cinque Mulini winner Mukhtar Edris will defend his title at the eighth meeting of this winter s IAAF Cross Country Permit series but will face a stiff challenge in the Italian town of San Vittore Olona from Kenya s in-form Paul Tanui on Sun...