London Marathon sets a new world record for the number of finishers in spite of hot conditions for its 45th edition.

The London Marathon made history by setting a new world record with 56,640 finishers. Kenyan Sabastian Sawe and Ethiopian Tigst Assefa won the men's and women's races, respectively. The event is the largest annual one-day fundraising effort,

Last week's landmark ruling on trans women in Britain will not impact Sunday's London Marathon, with race director Hugh Brasher saying he supports a recent World Athletics decision to gender test to "protect women's rights to compete fairly".