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

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 "protect women's rights to compete fairly".

Transgender women will be allowed to enter this weekend’s London Marathon as females despite the Supreme Court ruling on single-sex spaces.