According to The Guardian, the proposed idea has yet to receive official approval, but has received the backing of London Mayor Sadiq Khan.
Next year, the London Marathon could be expanded to a two-day event, with up to 100,000 people taking part in the British capital.
According to The Guardian:which says organizers are in advanced talks on a proposal, the idea being that 50,000 people cross the finish line every day.
Although the idea has not yet received official approval, it has received the green light from the municipality, which will be staged on the weekend of April 24 and 25 next year.
The extended 2027 London Marathon is currently seen as a “one-off event” which could also see the elite men’s and women’s races split over two days.
It is hoped that more than £130m could be raised for charity, with 56,540 finishers raising £87.3m for charity at last year’s edition. It made London the largest annual one-day fundraising event in the world.
More than 1.1 million people have applied to run the 2026 London Marathon, up from 840,318 last year and 410,000 three years ago.
The total number of UK applications in 2026 was 869,803, of which 433,775 were male (49.87% of the total), 430,983 were female (49.55% of the total) and 5,044 (0.58% of the total) were non-binary applicants. There were a further 264,011 applications from non-UK residents on the international ballot.
The London Mini Marathon has been held in recent years on a Saturday, with more than 15,000 children taking part in last year’s 40th edition of the youth event.
