DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - Edna Kiplagat was tripped by a team mate but got back on her feet to lead a Kenyan podium sweep in the women's marathon and claim the first gold medal of the world athletics championships on Saturday.

Distance running powerhouse Kenya completed a historic clean sweep of the world championships women's marathon on the opening day as Edna Kiplagat recovered from a tumble to win in 2hr 28min 43sec.

Usain Bolt, global sport's most marketable star, will make his bow at the 2011 world championships in heats for the men's 100m on the opening day of action on Saturday.

Olympic marathon champion Sammy Wanjiru was buried here Saturday amid tight security a month after his death and despite the protests of his mother, who insists her son was murdered.

A court has finally ruled that the burial of reigning Olympic marathon champion Sammy Wanjiru can go ahead, a month after his death and despite the protests of his mother, who says he was murdered.

Former daredevil motorcyclist Eddie Kidd, who was left severely disabled after an accident, on Monday completed the London marathon after two months on the road.

Athletes gave the marathon route for the 2012 Olympics through the historic heart of London a thumbs-up on Monday after a dawn test-run.

Tributes flowed in on Monday for Olympic marathon champion Sammy Wanjiru who died overnight from head injuries at the age of 24 after falling from the second floor of his home in Kenya's Rift Valley.

Olympic marathon champion Sammy Wanjiru of Kenya died overnight at the age of 24 after falling from the second floor of his home in the town of Nyahururu, police said on Monday.

BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip (Reuters) - Palestinian runner Nader al-Masri, who trained on pot-holed roads and past bombed-out buildings, won the Gaza Strip's first marathon on Thursday.

Norwegian race legend Grete Waitz, who won nine New York marathons and a world title, died of cancer on Tuesday, her Norwegian cancer foundation announced. She was 57.

OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's former marathon world record holder and world champion Grete Waitz has died at the age of 57, the Norwegian Athletics Federation said Tuesday. Waitz had been suffering from cancer.

BOSTON (Reuters) - Kenya's Geoffrey Mutai won the Boston Marathon Monday in two hours three minutes and two seconds, the fastest time ever recorded over the grueling distance.

BOSTON (Reuters) - Kenya's Geoffrey Mutai won the Boston Marathon Monday in two hours three minutes and two seconds, the fastest time ever recorded over the grueling distance.

BOSTON (Reuters) - Kenya's Geoffrey Mutai won the Boston Marathon Monday in two hours three minutes and two seconds, the fastest time ever recorded over the grueling distance.

BOSTON (Reuters) - Kenya's Geoffrey Mutai won the Boston Marathon Monday in two hours three minutes and two seconds, the fastest time ever recorded over the grueling distance.

LONDON (Reuters) - World marathon record holder Haile Gebrselassie hopes to secure a place in the Ethiopian team for the 2012 London Olympics with a fast time in the Berlin marathon on September 25.

Emmanuel Mutai shattered the course record at the London Marathon as the Kenyan won the men's race in a time of 2:04.40 on Sunday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Emmanuel Mutai and Mary Keitany completed a Kenyan double in the London marathon on Sunday while moving into fourth place each on the individual all-time lists.

Sports fans and holidaymakers heading in and out of London on Saturday faced severe disruption as most of the M1 remained closed after a fire.