- Event organiser praises ‘indomitable spirit’ of competitors
- Curtailed race will still raise tens of millions for charities
It was, by common consent, the most surreal London marathon in its 40-year history: with elite athletes cheered on by cardboard cutouts of the Queen across a special course in St James’s Park – and 43,000 people from 109 countries running the event “virtually” instead of on the capital’s streets.
Related: London Marathon: Shura Kitata and Brigid Kosgei win as Kipchoge falls short
