Press Release - London Marathon - 8/17/21

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

         2022 TCS London Marathon to take place on Sunday 2 October

Organisers confirmed today that the 2022 TCS London Marathon will take 
place on Sunday 2 October.

This will be the third successive year that the London Marathon will be 
held in October rather than its traditional April date. (The 2021 event 
will take place on Sunday 3 October.)

Hugh Brasher, Event Director of London Marathon Events, said: "We are 
living in a hugely uncertain world - a world where different approaches to 
managing Covid-19 are being explored and executed.

"The London Marathon is an extraordinary and unique celebration of the 
family of humankind coming together. We believe that by moving the 2022 
event to October we give ourselves the best chances of welcoming the world 
to the streets of London, enabling tens of millions to be raised for good 
causes and giving people the certainty that their hard work and training 
will allow them to experience the amazing crowds cheering them every step 
of the way from Greenwich to Westminster.

"We are extremely grateful to the Mayor of London, the London boroughs of 
Greenwich, Lewisham, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, the City of Westminster and 
the City of London, Transport for London, The Royal Parks, BBC TV and our 
many other partners for their support in confirming the 2 October date for 
2022.

"For 39 years, the London Marathon has been a spring event and we will 
return to our traditional slot in the calendar in 2023, when the TCS London 
Marathon will take place on Sunday 23 April."

The 2021 Virgin Money London Marathon will take place on Sunday 3 October. 
It is set to be the largest marathon ever staged anywhere in the world, 
with up to 50,000 runners on the traditional course from Greenwich to The 
Mall and up to 50,000 participants completing the 26.2 miles on the course 
of their choice anywhere in the world between 00:00 and 23:59:59 BST. It 
will be televised live on BBC TV and broadcast around the globe.

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