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The women’s elite field for 26 April 2026 has taken shape now.
Defending champion Tigst Assefa (ETH) will face world
champion Peres Jepchirchir (KEN) and Olympic champion
Sifan Hassan (NED). The trio will be challenged by Helen
Obiri, a two-time winner in both New York and Boston, and
Joyciline Jepkosgei (both KEN), the 2021 London winner and
last year’s runner-up. Alongside Ethiopia’s Degitu Azimeraw,
six women with personal bests under 2:18 hours are set to line
up.
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In the men’s race, last year’s champion Sabastian Sawe
(KEN) is also back on the start line. He will face strong
competition from Olympic champion Tamirat Tola and
debutant Yomif Kejelcha (both ETH), the 10,000 m world
silver medallist. Joining them are two more Kenyans: Amos
Kipruto, the 2022 London Marathon champion, and 10,000 m
world record holder Joshua Cheptegei. Germany’s world
silver medallist Amanal Petros will also test himself
against this high-class field. In total, eight runners have
personal bests of faster than 2:05 hours.
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The world’s best will also be on the start line in the
wheelchair races. Course record holder Marcel Hug (SUI) is
aiming to equal David Weir’s (GBR) record with his eighth
victory. Catherine Debrunner (SUI) is targeting her third
consecutive win in London.
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Review 2025
Results
2025
Foto: TCS London Marathon
The 45th TCS London
Marathon 2025 has achieved its previously stated goal: with
56,641 runners, it is now the largest marathon in history.
In addition, 3,762 participants joined the event virtually, and
more than 15,000 children and teenagers took part in the Mini
Marathon the day before.
At the front of the field, there were no surprises - favorites
dominated the podium, as expected.
Foto: TCS London Marathon
Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia delivered a historic performance
at the TCS London Marathon 2025, smashing the women’s-only world
record with a time of
2:15:50. Beaming as she crossed the finish line, Assefa
celebrated her first victory in London, leaving behind former
champions Joyciline
Jepkosgei of Kenya (2:18:44) and
Sifan Hassan of
the Netherlands (2:19:00), who finished second and third,
respectively.
In the men’s race,
Sebastian Sawe of Kenya, currently the fastest marathon
runner in the world, left no room for doubt, cruising to victory
in 2:02:27 -
the second-fastest time ever recorded in London. Half marathon
star Jacob Kiplimo
of Uganda underlined his growing reputation with a strong
second-place finish in
2:03:37, while defending champion
Alexander Mutiso Munyao
(Kenya) took third in
2:04:20.
Marathon legend Eliud
Kipchoge, a four-time London winner and now competing
in the M40 age group, placed sixth with
2:05:25,
narrowly missing the age-group world record set by Kenenisa
Bekele last year.
In the wheelchair division, Switzerland once again dominated.
Marcel Hug
claimed his fifth consecutive and seventh overall London title,
while Catherine
Debrunner set a new course record of
1:34:18,
falling just two seconds short of the world record.
Foto: TCS London Marathon - Mary Jo Brinkman
At 83 years old, Mary Jo
Brinkman of the United States was the oldest competitor
in this year’s TCS London Marathon. Crossing the finish line in
7:23:16, she
added another medal to her impressive collection - collecting
her second circuit of the Abbott World Marathon Majors.
Outstanding performances were seen in the 80+ age category.
Gina Little,
famous for running over 600 marathons, clocked
5:25:27 to win
her division. She also holds the distinction of being the woman
with the most London Marathon starts -
41 in total. In the men’s 80+ division,
Stuart Mann,
born in 1944, delivered a remarkable performance, winning his
age group in
4:28:07.
Among the most celebrated stories of the day was that of
Chris Finill,
one of the last remaining "Ever Presents" - a group of just six
runners who have completed all 45 editions of the London
Marathon. Finill, who impressively ran his first 33 marathons
all under three hours, finished this year's race in
3:15:14, this
time leading his family across the line as he ran alongside his
daughter
Joanna, while his grandson cheered from the sidelines.
Finill’s enduring legacy is featured in a dedicated
You Tube
Video, capturing his remarkable journey through four and a
half decades of the London Marathon.
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