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A sports corruption case involving allegations of a massive doping coverup at the top of track and field starts Monday in Paris. The trial is expected to detail evidence that Russian athletes paid millions of dollars to hide their suspected doping.

Rhonex Kipruto of Kenya has set a new world record for 10 kilometres after winning a road race in Valencia, Spain, in 26 minutes, 24 seconds on Sunday.

Edmonton runner and 2019 Pan Am gold medallist Marco Arop is foregoing his NCAA eligibility at Mississippi State University to concentrate on preparing for his Olympic debut next summer in Tokyo.

Rachel Cliff beat her previous best to set the new Canadian half-marathon record. It is also her fourth time breaking a Canadian record in 2019.

Charles Philibert-Thiboutot is off to a tremendous start in his quest to represent Canada on the track at the Tokyo Olympics next summer. Racing for the first time in over a year, he stopped the clock in 13:30.79 in the indoor 5,000 metres on Saturday at Boston University.

Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei broke the world record in a 10-kilometre road race Sunday in Valencia, Spain, with a time of 26 minutes 38 seconds, six seconds faster than the previous record held by Kenya's Patrick Komon since 2010.

Geneviève Lalonde,28, successfully defended her title in the women’s 10k at the Canadian cross-country championship on Saturday in Abbotsford, B.C.

Vancouver resident Luc Bruchet and Geneviève Lalonde of Moncton, N.B., will try to successfully defend their men's and women's Canadian cross-country titles on Saturday at Clearbrook Park in Abbotsford, B.C.

Pioneering marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge and U.S. hurdler Dalilah Muhammad were named the world athletes of the year in track and field on Saturday.

Russian track and field federation president Dmitry Shlyakhtin resigned on Saturday, two days after he was accused of obstructing an anti-doping investigation involving fake medical documents.