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The London Marathon 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
2006 winner Felix Limo (left) and 2005, 2007 & 2008 winner Martin Lel (right)
Men's Wheelchair competitors at Shooter's Hill, 13 April 2008
The top three men, Samuel Wanjiru, Tsegay Kebede, and Jaouad Gharib, near the end of the 2009 marathon
Paula Radcliffe, women's winner of the 2005 race
World records in the marathon are ratified by World Athletics, the international governing body for the sport of athletics.
London Marathon
…elite race has been part of the World Marathon Majors, which includes seven of the world's top level marathon races. The London Marathon has seen the marathon world record broken on seven occasions: Khalid Khannouchi broke the men's record in 2002, and Sabastian Sawe notably broke the 2 hours barrier in 2026, while women's…
Sabastian Sawe, the men's marathon world record holder
Mary Keitany during her women-only world record run at the 2017 London Marathon with 2:17:01
Tigst Assefa during her women's world record run at the 2023 Berlin Marathon with 2:11:53
Johnny Hayes