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The London Marathon will no longer post on X after its "descent into gutter", says race director Hugh Brasher.
Event director Hugh Brasher revealed that the decision was made in January despite the London Marathon account having 190,000 followers on the social media platform. More than 56,000 people are ...
“This is an absolutely staggering total which reaffirms London as by far the most popular marathon on the planet,” said Hugh Brasher, CEO of London Marathon Events. “Marathon Day is always an ...
Last week's landmark ruling on trans women in Britain will not impact Sunday's London Marathon, with race director Hugh Brasher saying he supports a recent World Athletics decision to gender test to ...
London Marathon sets a new world record for the number of finishers in spite of hot conditions for its 45th edition.
This year's London Marathon is set to break the world record for the biggest annual one-day fundraising event, according to organisers. The 2025 event has already raised more than £75m for charities, ...
Transgender women will be allowed to enter this weekend’s London Marathon as females despite the Supreme Court ruling on single-sex spaces. Hugh Brasher, the race director, confirmed that those ...
The 2025 London Marathon broke the record for the most amount of finishers. Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage The London Marathon has received more than 1.1 million applications for the 2026 race ...
Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe used smart tactics to pull away for the victory in the elite men's division of the London Marathon, while Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa smashed the women’s-only world record ...
The London Marathon will no longer post on X after its race director Hugh Brasher said the social media platform had "ceased to be a positive place". The London Marathon's official account ...
Sunday's 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 ...