Marathon

What does the Olympic torch have to do with Hitler?

27 April 2024 9:00 am

The original Olympic Games established a basic canon of seven games unchanged over some 900 years: foot, horse and chariot…

Dear Mary: how can I unmask anonymous marathon sponsors?

6 April 2024 9:00 am

Q. My son-in-law is running the Paris marathon to raise money for cystic fibrosis research and has sent out a…

Switch over to Eurosport: BBC's Olympic coverage reviewed

7 August 2021 9:00 am

I’ve not been allowed anywhere near the TV remote control this week because of some kind of infernal sporting event…

Should the first modern Olympic drug cheat get to keep his gold?

14 November 2015 9:00 am

A marathon of cheats Russian athletes may be stripped of the medals they won at the 2012 Olympics, but what…

In defence of Herodotus

14 December 2013 9:00 am

How many writers would give their eye teeth to have a book reissued 2,500 years after their death? It certainly…