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Civil defence authorities are on alert, and problems with power have been reported across the country after a day of heavy snowing across the northern parts of Greece. 8th February 2012

British centenarian marathon runner of Indian origin, Fauja Singh takes part in a marathon which is aimed at highlighting the city's culture, history and heritage in the holy city ...

The couples that participated and completed their record breaking hugging attempt were awarded official certificates by the Guinness World Records adjudicator, Louise Toms at the Longes...

Guinness World Records confirms the record for longest marathon hugging to be broken by four sets of couples in a hug-a-thon at St Pancras as part of World Record London in the run up t...

Runners gather for the We Run Rome marathon. Rome, Italy. 31st December 2011

The San Silvestre Vallecana is an annual 10 km road race celebrated on December 31 in Madrid since 1964. Vallecas, Spain. 31st December 2011

Thai Buddhists congregate in Sanam Luang to receive the new year. Bangkok, Thailand. 31st December 2011

The 34th annual of San Silvertre Marathon filled the streets of Madrid.10 kilometres separate the starting point, at Concha Espina, and the finishing line at Candileras. Spain. 31st Dec...

The San Silvestre Vallecana Marathon brought together a crowd of runners on the streets of Madrid, Spain. 31th December 2011

The Solas Project is staging a 24 hour 'buskathon' on Dublin's Grafton Street to raise funds for its charity work. Ireland. 23rd December 2011

Runners mark the celebration of the Revolution. Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia. 18th December 2011

The Oblation Run is an annual event usually on December 16, and serves as a protest to contemporary national issues. But this year, the run is to create awareness on saving Philippine r...

The Safaricom Kenya Sports Personality of the Year Awards (Soya) gala took place in the capital with a variety of awards for some of the country's top sporting stars. Nairobi, Keny...

Extreme World Races, an ultra-endurance company who have organised races all around the World since 2004, have launched a World's first race on Lake Baikal, Siberia. Lake Baikal, S...

Palestinian children participate in the Silwan marathon. Jerusalem, Israel. 11th December 2011

Israeli and international cyclists race during the first Tour de Jerusalem in Jerusalem's Old City. Israel. 6th December 2011

The ninth edition of the Beirut Marathon was held, with over 30,000 runners registered. This year’s slogan was “Take it to the street” Beirut, Lebanon. 27th November 2011

Participants of all ages took part in the 2011 Amica Insurance Seattle Half Marathon Run, one of a series of events that also included a full Marathon Run, Marathon Walk, and Half Marat...

More than two hundred triathletes from 61 countries compete for one of the 50 slots available for the IronMan World Championship Hawaii 2012. The IronMan qualifying series includes 28 e...

Airtel Delhi Half Marathon was flagged off by Bollywood star Sharukh Khan along with Ms Bipasa Basu. Around 30,500 people participated in the event. New Delhi, India. 27th November 2011