YCIS Hong Kong's Class of 2026 has received over 900 offers from top global universities, including Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, and Stanford. The school emphasizes personalized support, global awareness, and compassionate action, with initiatives like 'Seeds for Tomorrow' providing real-world research experience.
Joanne Walker describes the extreme physical and mental toll of the 100-mile Ultra-Trail Australia race. Runners push past limits, seeking a 'void' and finding value in suffering, with family support crucial for completion.
Singer Murs completes 249-mile multi-discipline charity journey from Manchester to London for Soccer Aid and Unicef, overcoming physical pain for the cause.
Albert barely looks out of breath as he crosses the finish line.
Watch the live stream of the finish line at the 2026 London Marathon.
Switzerland's Catherine Debrunner beats Tatyana McFadden to the finish line and secures her fourth London Marathon win in five years in the elite women's wheelchair race.
Switzerland's Catherine Debrunner beats Tatyana McFadden to the finish line and secures her fourth London Marathon win in five years in the elite women's wheelchair race.
Kenyan runners John Korir and Sharon Lokedi won their second consecutive Boston Marathons this week, with Swiss Marcel Hug and Briton Eden Rainbow-Cooper capturing the wheelchair divisions. The race also produced an inspiring story of sportsmanship when runners Aaron Beggs from Northern Ireland and Robson De Oliveira from Brazil stopped their own races to help collapsed runner Ajay Haridasse, carrying him the final thousand feet to the finish line on Boylston Street.
Two fellow runners carried Ajay Haridasse across the finish line of the Boston Marathon after he collapsed approximately 300 meters from the end of the course on Monday. Aaron Beggs of Northern Ireland and Robson De Oliveira of Brazil sprang into action, with Beggs himself having been feeling sick and exhausted but drawing strength from the supportive crowd and thoughts of his running club members who might never experience such an iconic race.
Three runners from different countries helped a fellow competitor finish the Boston Marathon after he collapsed near the end of the course. The act of kindness has gone viral, highlighting the supportive spirit of the marathon community.
Aaron Beggs, who helped fellow runner Ajay Haridasse across the Boston Marathon finish line, says "the natural instinct was just to go and pick him up".
Ajay Haridasse collapsed near the Boston Marathon finish line but was helped up by Robson De Oliveira of Brazil and Aaron Beggs of Britain, who supported him across the line as other runners continued the race. The dramatic moment unfolded during Monday’s race.
Sportsmanship shone at the Boston Marathon 2026 when two runners, Aaron Beggs and Robson de Oliveira, stopped to help a struggling first-time participant, Ajay Haridasse, just meters from the finish line. Despite sacrificing personal bests, they supported him across the line. All three later met qualifying standards for the next marathon.
Two runners stopped to help Ajay Haridasse after he fell near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Aaron Beggs was first to assist, and Robson De Oliveira joined to help the exhausted competitor cross the line after the 26-mile mark. The incident was filmed by spectators who witnessed Haridasse struggling to stay on his feet.
Two runners at the Boston Marathon stopped to help Ajay Haridasse after he fell shortly after the 26-mile mark and couldn't get up. Aaron Beggs was first to assist, pulling Haridasse off the ground. When Haridasse continued to struggle, Robson De Oliveira joined in, and the pair put their arms around him to help him cross the finish line. The incident was captured on video by spectators.
Two runners at the Boston Marathon sacrificed their personal best times to help Ajay Haridasse, who had fallen exhausted after the 26-mile mark and couldn't get up. Aaron Beggs first stopped to pull Haridasse up, then Robson De Oliveira joined to help carry him across the finish line. The incident, filmed by spectators, has been viewed over two million times on social media. Haridasse said he was preparing to crawl before being rescued.
At the Delaware Marathon Running Festival in Wilmington on April 19, 2026, 24-year-old Joshua Jackson overtake leader Carson Mello in the final meters to win with a time of 2:43:14. Mello had slowed and raised his arms in celebration thinking he had secured victory, only to be passed just before the finish line. The dramatic finish was captured on video and has gone viral, with hundreds of thousands of views, sparking debate about why athletes should never celebrate early.
A dramatic finish at the Delaware Marathon saw Joshua Jackson snatch victory from Carson Mello in the final metres. Mello, celebrating prematurely, was overtaken by a determined Jackson in a stunning upset. The viral footage serves as a potent reminder that a race is never truly won until the finish line is crossed, highlighting the importance of sustained focus.
Kolkata Knight Riders secured their first IPL 2026 victory with a thrilling four-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals, thanks to Rinku Singh's unbeaten 53. Singh admitted a dropped catch early in his innings proved to be the turning point, allowing him to guide KKR through a nervy chase to the finish line.
The finish was chaotic, brilliant, exhausting but, when the dust settles, this perhaps was the afternoon when Aston Villa made a decisive spurt for the finish line to claim Champions League qualification. As Tammy Abraham touched in the winner three minutes into injury-time, Unai Emery ran on to the pitch in celebration. Yet just a minute earlier Habib Diarra had been set clean through with a chance of his own to win it. Emi Martínez, though, stretched up to save his dink, and the road was cleared for the Villa winner.“We need strikers and goalkeepers,” said Emery. “It was the match -three points for them and no three points for us.” Continue reading...
Winning robot runs faster time than Jacob Kiplimo’s world recordMore than 100 robots run in parallel tracks to avoid collisions with humansThey can already carry the shopping, cook and clean. Now they can run and win half marathons.In perhaps the most unusual spectacle ever seen at the end of the 13.1-mile (21.1km) race, robots flew over the finish line ahead of the humans for the first time in Beijing on Sunday. And there wasn’t a bead of sweat in sight. Continue reading...
