BBC Sport and Athletic Ventures have confirmed a new five-year deal to broadcast coverage of the biggest UK athletics events, including the London Athletics Meet, until 2029.

Fauja Singh, a British-Indian man believed to be the world's oldest marathon runner, has died after being hit by a car in ...

The London Marathon will be shown on BBC as well as BBC iPlayer and the Red Button. This year’s broadcast will start at 8.30am on BBC One and then move to BBC Two at 2pm until 3pm.

The broadcaster will air events across its linear channels, iPlayer streaming service, and BBC Sports website.

A world record 840,000 people entered the ballot for this year’s marathon and that demand means the London event, which takes place on Sunday, is officially the most popular marathon on the planet.

Temperatures are due to reach around 22C (72F) in the capital, which will likely make it London's fourth warmest marathon in its history, the warmest being in 2018 when the mercury hit 24.2C (76F).

Indeed, a world record-breaking 840,318 people entered the ballot for a place in the 2025 London Marathon – an eye-watering figure that well eclipsed the previous world record of 578,374 ballot ...

As ever, sports fans in the UK can watch the 2025 London Marathon live on free-to-air channels BBC1 and BBC2. This also means viewers in the UK will be able to stream the event free on BBC iPlayer.