A 16-year-old from New Zealand has set a new world record for the fastest mile run by an under–18 athlete. Sam Ruthe crossed the finish line in an extraordinary 3:48.88 minutes at the John Thomas ...

Sam Ruthe broke a world record for the fastest mile by any under-18 runner in history with a time of 3:48.88 at Boston University’s John Thomas Terrier Classic on Jan. 31. The 16-year-old New ...

A 16-year-old schoolboy from a coastal resort in New Zealand has obliterated the world record for the fastest mile by a junior runner in one of the most jaw-dropping athletics feats of recent times.

She ran nearly 480 km across five Himalayan passes with thinning air and freezing nights. Now officially recognised, her Manali–Leh run raises one question: how far can endurance really go?

These finish times are something to behold ...