London Marathon charity gifts junior parkrun £1m

Junior parkrun wants to get 'more than 300,000' children running each Sunday in their local park.

By Jess Warren & PA MediaThe London Marathon Foundation is giving £1.19m to the organisation to "inspire children to be active".

The partnership will establish more than 120 new junior parkrun events across the UK, focusing on communities where inactivity is at its highest.

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