Athletics News

The 2025 London Marathon set a new world record for the number of finishers in spite of hot conditions during the event's 45th edition.

London Marathon was founded by athletes Chris Brasher and John Disley in 1981 and runs over a flat course set around the River Thames, starting in Blackheath and finishing at the Mall. Away from the professional event, t...

Runners from across the country tackle the 45th edition of the London Marathon.

Kenya's Sabastian Sawe wins the Elite Men's race on his debut with a time of 02:02:27 in the 2025 London Marathon.

Eilish McColgan sets a new Scottish marathon record after also surpassing her mother's best time at the London Marathon.

Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa breaks the women's-only marathon world record but Paula Radcliffe's women's course record - set with male pacemakers - still remains.

Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa surges to victory in a world record for a women's only field in the London Marathon with Kenya's Sabastian Sawe winning the men's race.

Catherine Debrunner wins the women's wheelchair race in a course-record time as Marcel Hug makes it a Swiss double at the London Marathon.

Jo Curtis prepares to run the London Marathon for Pancreatic Cancer UK in memory of late husband Stewart Curtis.