Ethiopian Tigst Assefa won the London Marathon in a world record for a women’s only race, while Kenyan Sabastian Sawe took the men’s title to further his argument as the world’s top male marathoner.

Olympic champion Sifan Hassan, who dramatically won on her debut in London in 2023, and Paris 2024 silver medallist Tigst Assefa will both race. Eilish McColgan will make her belated debut, competing over 26.2 miles for the first time after injury prevented her participation in 2023. Her mum, Liz, won this race in 1996.