Up to 50,000 Extinction Rebellion activists congregated on the streets nearby the race, but members of the climate group kept their promise to race organisers not to disrupt the marathon
April 23, 2023 6:37 pm
Netherlands’ Sifan Hassan runs to the line to win the Women’s race at the finish of the 2023 London Marathon Switzerland’s Marcel Hug smiles at the finish after winning the men’s wheelchair race at the 2023 London Marathon in central London Famous faces taking part included the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, Mumford & Sons frontman Marcus Mumford, The Crown star Josh O’Connor, and former England rugby union captain Chris Robshaw.
London Marathon race director Hugh Brasher said he had received “unique” assurances from XR over the group’s planned protest in Westminster, not far from the finish line.
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