London Marathon 2025: Tigst Assefa and Sabastian Sawe win elite races – as it happened

Tigst Assefa won the women’s race and Sabastian Sawe the men’s, while Catherine Debrunner and Marcel Hug took the wheelchair events for the third and seventh times

‘The secret is trusting the process’: Sawe wins London Marathon as Assefa digs in

Sabastian Sawe won the men’s London Marathon with a staggering injection of pace, while Tigst Assefa claimed victory in a gruelling women’s race

‘After 26.2 miles of sheer hell …’: John Barnes to hand out drinks at London Marathon

The former England international will be supporting runners on Sunday before cheering Liverpool on in their quest to clinch the title

‘The costume develops its own microclimate’: what it’s like to run a marathon in a novelty outfit

From stocky rhinos to mighty oak trees, dragging these costumes over 26 miles can be a punishing experience

Inside the dirtiest race in Olympic history: ‘It wasn’t fair. I wasn’t on a level playing field’

How did the women’s 1500m in the 2012 London Olympics get its unenviable reputation? Athletes who were cheated out of medals talk about what happened that day – and how the results have slowly unravelled

London Marathon 2025: route, runners and everything else you need to know

Our guide to the elites, record breakers and ever presents as 56,000 brave souls race in largest one-day fundraising event

Will Jacob Kiplimo be the first to run a marathon in less than two hours?

Hugh Brasher, the London Marathon race director, certainly thinks so but the Ugandan faces stiff competition from Eliud Kipchoge and Tamirat Tola

‘It’s a step towards hope’: a refugee’s journey from wartorn Eritrea to the London Marathon

Hagos Kidana Abrha’s ability to run helped him to escape conflict in Africa, before a perilous trip to the UK

Eilish McColgan calls for passport ID to combat ‘faceless’ social media bullies

Before her London Marathon debut, Eilish McColgan called for people who body-shame on social media to be held accountable

Faith Kipyegon’s audacious bid to be first woman to run sub four-minute mile

Faith Kipyegon plans ‘to make the impossible possible’ by becoming the first woman to run a sub-four-minute mile this summer

‘A different kind of pain’: Alex Yee prepares for London Marathon debut

The Olympic triathlon champion tells Donald McRae he is seeking ‘personal and physical growth’ in Sunday’s London Marathon

Stawell Gift 2025: silk singlets, a power blackout and Gout Gout add to fun of historic race

This year’s edition attracted a crowd almost as big as the population of the small country Victoria town where it is held – and they didn’t leave disappointed

Gout Gout and Lachie Kennedy miss out on final as Stawell Gift favourites upset

The sprint stars were eliminated from the Stawell Gift in the semi-finals after being unable to make up sizeable handicaps

What if? US Olympian Conner Mantz has his sights set on Boston Marathon podium

The 28-year-old is aiming to become the first American man to win the race since 2014. He says learning to take pressure off himself has helped his career