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The 2024 London Marathon was the 44th running of the London Marathon; it took place on 21 April 2024. [1] The route included notable landmarks Buckingham Palace , Cutty Sark , Tower Bridge and Canary Wharf .
The 2023 London Marathon was the 43rd running of the annual London Marathon on 23 April 2023. It was the first time since 2019 that the event was run in the spring, as the previous three races were run in autumn due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
The London Marathon (also known as the TCS London Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is an annual marathon held in London, England. Founded by athletes Chris Brasher and John Disley in 1981, it is typically held in April, although it moved to October for 2020, 2021, and 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Sir Mo Farah finished ninth on his final London Marathon appearance following two extraordinary races in the men’s and women’s events
For the first time in history, more than three quarters of a million people applied to take part in a marathon, with 840,318 applicants.
The London Marathon, one of the six World Marathon Majors, has been contested by men and women annually since 29 March 1981. Set over a largely flat course around the River Thames, the marathon is 26.2 miles (42.2 km) in length and generally regarded as a competitive and unpredictable event, and conducive to fast times. The inaugural marathon had 7,741 entrants, 6,255 of whom completed the ...
The London Marathon returns in 2024 with another action-packed day of elite and charitable racing.. The annual road race in the English capital is again held in a traditional slot in April, with ...
The women's wheelchair race included 2020 winner Nikita den Boer, Merle Menje, who finished second in the 2021 event at the age of 17, four-time London Marathon winner Tatyana McFadden, and Susannah Scaroni, the record holder in the 5,000 metres event. [4] Catherine Debrunner, who won the 2022 Berlin Marathon on her marathon debut also competed.