London Marathon 2024: Elite runners, world record attempts, notable British athletes, celebrities, weather

The elite women's race will see three of the four fastest women in history face off for victory and possibly a world record.

The women's marathon world record of 2:17:01, set in London in 2017, is expected to be challenged by the Ethiopian world record holder. Tigst Assefa Lead the charge.

The 27-year-old will be joined by a former record holder Brigid Kosgeithe same Kenyan Ruth ChepgetichOlympic Champion Perez Jepchirchir 2022 London Marathon Winner Yaremzelf Yewarau.

Ethiopia in the men's race tamirat tiger He hopes to build on his victory at the New York City Marathon in November and improve on his third-place finish in London last year.

His competitors include his countrymen Mosinet Geremiu7th fastest in history, runner-up at Valencia Marathon Alexander Mutiso Munyao And long distance running is great too. Kenenisa Bekele.

Emil Careless Last year, he made his debut in the London Marathon, running a time of 2:08:07, the third fastest time for a British athlete.

He will compete in the men's race alongside the Scottish record holder Callum Hawkins2022 World Indoor 3000m Bronze Medalist mark scott and mahamed mahamedaims to follow up on his encouraging debut at last year's Valencia Marathon.

Becky Briggs and Alice Wright The British lead the way in the women's race, but Anya Kaling He aims to continue his impressive progress since completing his first London Marathon in 2019, when it took him more than four-and-a-half hours.

they participate in elite competition Rachel Hodgkinson and Helen Gauntand debutant Mairi McLennan and lucy reed.

In the elite wheelchair race, the British david weir It will be in London for the 25th consecutive year. Armed with a new racing chair and several personal bests under his belt, he will aim to dethrone his long-time rival and five-time champion. Marcel Hug.

British rising star scores biggest career victory at Boston Marathon eden rainbow cooper In London, she will compete against the past four women's wheelchair champions. madison de rosario, katherine debruner, Manuela Schaal and Nikita den Boer.

As always, celebrities have appeared on the course to help raise money for charity, with a total of £63 million raised last year. They include comedians Romesh Ranganathan, Rosie Jones, Ivo Graham, Maisie Adams and Joel Dommett.

Golden Globe-winning actor Ruth Wilson and Ted Lasso actor Phil Dunster will both make their marathon debuts, while EastEnders actors Emma Barton and Jamie Borthwick will run as their characters Honey and Jay.

Other celebrities include McFly drummer Harry Judd, former Doctor Who actor Christopher Eccleston and singer Tom Grennan.

Just two weeks after completing his challenge to run across Africa, Russ Cook, also known as 'The Hardest Geezer', will be joining a group of young people running a charity.

He will be attending wearing a big green phone costume, and his daughter Isabella will also be participating for the first time, running in memory of her brother Stephen.

A record 578,374 people took part in voting to qualify for the 2024 London Marathon.

Last year, more than 48,600 people completed the race, a record high, and 65,725 people registered to run on Sunday, representing 158 countries.

This year's oldest participant is 91-year-old David Pixley and the youngest is 18-year-old William Hamilton, with 270 runners celebrating their birthdays on the day of the marathon.

The runners worked hard to get ready for Sunday's run. But will the weather be kind to them?

The weather forecast looks encouraging with no rain and light winds for most of the day, with temperatures expected to be between 10 and 12 degrees Celsius.