Four-time London champion Eliud Kipchoge and Olympic champions Sifan Hassan and Tamirat Tola among the favorites in Sunday's London Marathon.

More than 5,000 runners will take to the streets of the UK's capital in the 45th running of the iconic London Marathon, with this year's star-studded field set to welcome back a four-time winner. Below,

Once a year, on a Sunday in April, London comes together to celebrate one of the great sporting occasions. First the elite racers will set off - and the fields are stacked with Olympic and Paralympic champions - then thousands will take the streets each of their own special reasons to run 26.

In a thrilling break, Tigst Assefa won the 2025 London Marathon over Joyciline Jepkosgei, setting the women's-only marathon world record in the process.

Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa shattered the women's-only world record in winning the 45th London Marathon on Sunday, while Kenyan Sebastian Sawe made a brilliant tactical decision to demolish a stacked men's field en route to victory.

Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia secured her first London Marathon title after pulling away from Joyciline Jepkosgei near the end.