Emile Cairess leads the British charge at this year's London Marathon, where Eilish McColgan will make her debut over the distance on 27 April.

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TCS London Marathon organizers have announced that Emile Cairess, who finished third at the 2024 event, will headline a talented field of British athletes set to compete at the 2025 TCS London Marathon.

Women's world record holder Ruth Chepngetich is set to race in the London Marathon on 27 April. The Kenyan, 30, ran the fastest time in history by a female athlete at the Chicago Marathon in October,

Emile Cairess will go head-to-head with Alex Yee in the men’s race, while Eilish McColgan and Charlotte Purdue will compete in the women’s race

Event organizers announced today that women's marathon world record holder Ruth Chepngetich will race the 2025 TCS London Marathon on April 27. Chepngetich, who clocked the fastest women's marathon ever of 2:09:56 at the 2024 Chicago Marathon, stands as the only woman to have ever gone under 2:10 at the distance.