The fathers of two girls killed in last year's Southport stabbing attack crossed the finish line of the London Marathon on Sunday, raising funds in memory of their daughters. David Stancombe and Sergio Aguiar, whose children Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, were murdered, completed the 26.2-mile course. Sergio Aguiar collapsed after finishing in 4 hours, 5 minutes and 23 seconds.
The marathon was disrupted by activists from UK Youth Demand, who threw bright pink powder on Tower Bridge as elite runners passed. Two protesters were tackled by stewards and arrested on suspicion of causing a public nuisance.
Switzerland's Marcel Hug won the men's wheelchair race for the fifth consecutive year and seventh time overall. Catherine Debrunner, also from Switzerland, finished the women's wheelchair race in 1 hour 34.18 seconds, just two seconds outside her own world record.
In the elite men's race, Kenya's Sabastian Sawe defeated Eliud Kipchoge, pulling away at the 16-mile mark. Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa smashed the women-only world record by 26 seconds, clocking 2 hours, 15 minutes, 50 seconds.
More than 56,000 runners participated, making it the largest London Marathon ever, surpassing the New York Marathon's 55,646 finishers. Temperatures reached 22.2°C in the capital.
Among the notable participants was Chris Green, known as Rhino Boy Chris, who ran his 113th marathon dressed as a rhino. He holds the world record for most marathons in a 3D costume. Dr Martin Pritchard-Howarth, running as a sunflower for disability charity Scope, described the support as 'incredible'.
