London Marathon to host UK Athletics Marathon Championships

The 2025 TCS London Marathon will host the UK Athletics Marathon Championships (April 27).

As a part of an settlement between London Marathon Occasions and UK Athletics, the London Marathon may even be the trial race for the 2026 European Championships in Birmingham and 2027 World Championships in Beijing.

Among the many British athletes collaborating on this 12 months’s London Marathon are Eilish McColgan, Rose Harvey, Charlotte Purdue, Mahamed Mahamed, Phil Sesemann and Alex Yee.

With the 2025 version not being a trial race for the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, qualification will as a substitute be decided by quite a lot of components.

London Marathon (Getty)

To make the Nice Britain crew for Tokyo, an athlete should both acquire World Athletics’ or UK Athletics’ requirements within the marathon.

World Athletics’ qualification marks for the World Championships stand at 2:06:30 and a pair of:23:30 for women and men respectively.

UK Athletics’ choice coverage, which features a ‘B’ normal, is barely extra lenient and their marks are 2:08:00 and a pair of:24:00 for women and men respectively.

In accordance with UK Athletics’ choice coverage, athletes who acquire the “B” normal should even be in a ranked place on World Athletics’ Highway To Tokyo record, on the remaining publication of the WA rankings.

In addition to acquiring both the World Athletics or UK Athletics normal, athletes should additionally obtain a prime 5 end in a Platinum Label marathon or win a Gold Label race over 26.2 miles.

London Marathon (Getty)

Hugh Brasher, CEO of London Marathon Occasions, stated: “The TCS London Marathon is probably the most aggressive marathon on the planet. It supplies a platform for the perfect marathon runners within the UK to not solely race one another, however to check themselves in opposition to the world’s greatest athletes. For this reason it’s the right location for the British Athletics marathon championships.”

UKA Endurance Technique Supervisor Chris Jones stated: “We’re delighted to substantiate the inclusion of the UKA Marathon Championships for the subsequent three years inside the TCS London Marathon. Additionally, confirming the trial races for the key championships in 2026 and 2027 ensures athletes can issue this into their race programmes. It’s a improbable backdrop and can give British athletes an excellent alternative to carry out at their greatest.”

Learn the complete choice coverage for Tokyo right here

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