London Marathon receives world record 840,000 applications for 2025 race
London Marathon organisers said they have received 840,318 applications for the 2025 race, breaking the world record of 578,374 set in last year's public ballot.
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London Marathon sets event record with more than 53,000 finishing
(Corrects headline, paragraph 1 to show the number of finishers is an 'event record', not a 'world record')
Tigst Assefa in top form ahead of London Marathon
World record holder Tigst Assefa hopes to set a new TCS London Marathon record time on Sunday and believes it will be tougher to win than this year's Paris Olympics.
Brasher predicts elite women's London Marathon race to be better than Paris Olympics
LONDON : London Marathon event director Hugh Brasher is predicting a more competitive women's race on Sunday than the 2024 Paris Olympic marathon later this year, and believes the women's-only world record may fall.
Stellar London Marathon field targets women-only world record
LONDON : The world's fastest female marathon runner Tigst Assefa will headline the elite women's race at the London Marathon on April 21 when three of the top four fastest women in history will try to set a women-only world record.
London Marathon gives equal prize money to wheelchair races
LONDON : Prize money for the wheelchair races at the 2024 London Marathon will be the same as for able-bodied athletes as the event becomes the first marathon to make the two pots equal, organisers said on Thursday.
London Marathon in talks to help save cash-strapped UK Athletics
The London Marathon is in talks to help save UK Athletics amid reports that the governing body could go bust this year, with the event director Hugh Brasher stressing: “We have a responsibility to the sport.”
Marathon debutante Hassan 'curious' ahead of London race, McColgan withdraws
LONDON :Olympic gold medallist Sifan Hassan is "curious" about her debut marathon on Sunday in London, a run she describes as a test that is likely to inform how she approaches next year's Paris Olympics.