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Malay Mail
03-05-2025
- Sport
- Malay Mail
Over one million people sign up for 2026 London Marathon
LONDON, May 3 — Over 1.1 million people have signed up for next year's London Marathon, after a record breaking edition of the race took place last weekend, organisers said today. The number of applications for the 2026 race's ballot shattered last year's world record of 840,300 entries for the 2025 London Marathon. 'This is an absolutely staggering total which reaffirms London as by far the most popular marathon on the planet,' said Hugh Brasher, CEO of organisers London Marathon Events. Applications for the 2026 race are nearly double the total for the 2024 London Marathon, organisers said after the ballot closed on Friday. Last Sunday's 45th renewal also snatched the Guinness World Records title for largest number of finishers from the 2024 New York Marathon. Over 56,500 athletes crossed the finish line in blazing sunshine in the British capital, from the elite field through to those in fancy dress. New York had some 55,600 finishers. Last month's Paris Marathon had 56,950 starters but fewer finishers. The women's elite race also provided the spectators with a memory to treasure, Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa setting a new women's only world record of 2hr 15min 50sec. According to organisers, the 2025 race raised over £75 million (RM425.3 million) for charities, with participants fundraising for various causes. – AFP
The Hindu
03-05-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
More than one million people sign up for 2026 London Marathon
Over 1.1 million people have signed up for next year's London Marathon, after a record breaking edition of the race took place last weekend, organisers said on Saturday. The number of applications for the 2026 race's ballot shattered last year's world record of 840,300 entries for the 2025 London Marathon. 'This is an absolutely staggering total which reaffirms London as by far the most popular marathon on the planet,' said Hugh Brasher, CEO of organisers London Marathon Events. Applications for the 2026 race are nearly double the total for the 2024 London Marathon, organisers said after the ballot closed on Friday. Last Sunday's 45th renewal also snatched the Guinness World Records title for largest number of finishers from the 2024 New York Marathon. Over 56,500 athletes crossed the finish line in blazing sunshine in the British capital, from the elite field through to those in fancy dress. New York had some 55,600 finishers. Last month's Paris Marathon had 56,950 starters but fewer finishers. The women's elite race also provided the spectators with a memory to treasure, Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa setting a new women's only world record of 2hr 15min 50sec. According to organisers, the 2025 race raised over £75 million ($99.5 million) for charities, with participants fundraising for various causes.
CNN
01-05-2025
- Sport
- CNN
London Marathon: Two protestors arrested for throwing powdered paint onto the course
Two protestors were arrested at the London Marathon on Sunday for throwing red powdered paint onto the course shortly before the men's elite race passed by, the Metropolitan Police confirmed. Video posted on social media by a group called Youth Demand showed two protestors wearing 'Stop Arming Israel' t-shirts jump over the barriers at Tower Bridge, stop in the road, and throw powdered paint in the air. One of the motorcycle outriders tackled the two protestors to the ground as the leading group of the men's race ran past unobstructed. Police added that the paint appeared to be 'chalk-based' and wasn't expected to pose any hazard to the runners. In the women's race, Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa secured a thrilling victory, striding away from everyone else to set a new women's-only world record too. Assefa finished the course in 2:15:50, smashing the previous women's-only record – the fastest marathon time set by a female runner without male pacemakers – by 26 seconds. Although the 28-year-old flirted with breaking Paula Radcliffe's course record of 2:15:25 set 22 years ago, that was ultimately a step too far for her. She dominated the closing stages of the race, dropping Kenya's Joyciline Jepkosgei who clung on for second place and finished in 2:18:43. Olympic champion Sifan Hassan crossed the line 16 seconds afterwards in third, after she had lost touch with the leading group around the halfway point. In the men's race, Kenya's Sabastian Sawe secured the biggest win of his career with a time of 2:02:27, attacking at the drinks station while his competitors slowed down and going on to cross the line alone. Behind him, Jacob Kiplimo – the half-marathon world record holder – finished second in an impressive 2:03:37 in his much anticipated marathon debut. In a thrilling race for third place, Alexander Mutiso Munyao crossed the line a hair's breadth ahead of Abdi Nageeye and had to wait for organizers to confirm his podium spot. Marathon great Eliud Kipchoge finished in sixth place. In the women's wheelchair race, Switzerland's Catherine Debrunner set a course record, sprinting down the finishing straight on The Mall to cross the line in 1:34:18. She finished just two seconds outside her own world record, setting a blistering pace that none of her competitors could match. The USA's Susannah Scaroni finished almost four minutes back in second place while Switzerland's Manuela Schär rounded out the podium with a time of 1:41:06. Meanwhile, Switzerland's Marcel Hug won the men's wheelchair race to take his seventh overall, and fifth consecutive, title in London. The 39-year-old completed the course in 1:25:25, almost a minute ahead of second-placed Tomoki Suzuki, securing his second major marathon victory of the week after winning in Boston on Monday. This story has been updated with additional information.
The Herald
29-04-2025
- Sport
- The Herald
London Marathon breaks world record for number of finishers
London Marathon organisers said Sunday's edition of the event set a world record for the number of finishers, eclipsing the previous mark of 55,646 set at last year's New York City Marathon. Organisers did not provide a final figure but said a new mark had been set at 6.35pm London time with runners still crossing the finish line. Kenyan Sabastian Sawe won the men's elite race while Ethiopian Tigst Assefa shattered the women's-only world record. 'The TCS London Marathon is the world's greatest marathon, and it is now officially the world's biggest marathon,' London Marathon Events CEO Hugh Brasher said on Sunday. A record 56,000 runners had been expected to participate in the 42.195km race that started at Greenwich Park, snaked along the River Thames before finishing on The Mall. Reuters
RNZ News
28-04-2025
- Sport
- RNZ News
London Marathon breaks world record for number of finishers
Runners along The Mall during the London Marathon. Photo: photosport London Marathon set a world record for the number of finishers, eclipsing the previous mark of 55,646 in New York last year, organisers said. A total of 56,640 runners crossed the finish line, Guinness World Records announced. Kenyan Sabastian Sawe won the men's elite race on Sunday (UK time) while Ethiopian Tigst Assefa shattered the women's-only world record. "We are thrilled to have broken the Guinness World Records title," Hugh Brasher, CEO of London Marathon Events, said in a statement on Monday. "It was a fantastic occasion to see 56,640 people cross the iconic Finish Line on The Mall throughout Marathon Day. We hope the thousands of people watching yesterday were inspired to register in the 2026 TCS London Marathon Ballot." The London Marathon was already the most popular in terms of ballot entries, with 840,318 people applying for the 2025 race. It is also the world's largest annual one-day fundraising event with almost $3 billion raised for charity since 1981. -Reuters
