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2025 London Marathon Breaks World Record with 56,640 Finishers and Over 40 Guinness Titles

The 45th edition of the London Marathon achieved unprecedented milestones, including elite race victories, wheelchair records, and standout charitable contributions.

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Overview

  • The 2025 London Marathon set a new global record with 56,640 finishers, surpassing the previous record of 55,646 set by the New York City Marathon in 2024.
  • Guinness World Records confirmed more than 40 records were broken, including fastest marathon times in costumes such as a traffic cone, mascot, and crustacean.
  • Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa won the elite women’s race, setting a world record for a women’s only field, while Kenya’s Sebastian Sawe triumphed in the elite men’s event.
  • Swiss wheelchair athletes Catherine Debrunner and Marcel Hug continued their dominance, with Debrunner breaking her own course record and Hug securing his seventh victory.
  • Participants raised significant funds for various causes, with Michael Wiggins, dressed as a traffic cone, raising over £2,800 for Prostate Cancer UK.