June 19 : The London Marathon will be staged over two days for the first time in its history in 2027, with elite women racing on Saturday and elite men on Sunday, organisers said on Friday.The one-off change is set to allow a record 100,000 participants to take part across the weekend, with the event schedule

The plan is to split the men’s and women’s races across the weekend, with both days to also include a mass event.

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