2027 London Marathon Dates Decided by Game of Rock-Paper-Scissors
The split schedule follows a record 1.33 million ballot entries and will let 100,000 participants join the 2027 race, organizers said.
- On Wednesday, London Marathon organizers used a game of rock-paper-scissors to determine the 2027 race schedule. CEO Hugh Brasher called the contest an "entertaining way" to decide which day would host each elite race.
- A record 1.33 million people entered the public ballot for the London Marathon, prompting organizers to hold this special one-off edition across two days to accommodate more participants.
- Men's world record holder Sabastian Sawe lost the rock-paper-scissors contest to women's wheelchair world record holder Catherine Debrunner, both 2026 London Marathon champions who settled the scheduling question.
- Elite men and men's wheelchair races are set for Saturday, 24 April, while women's elite and wheelchair events will take place on the traditional Sunday, 25 April.
- Organizers expect a record-breaking 100,000 participants in 2027, estimating more than £150m will be raised for charitable causes while shining a brighter spotlight on extraordinary athletes.
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London Marathon 2027 schedule decided by game of rock-paper-scissors
The schedule for next year’s two-day London Marathon was decided by a game of rock-paper-scissors involving the marathon world record holder and 2026 men’s champion Sebastian Sawe, organisers said on Wednesday.
Sabastian Sawe and Catherine Debrunner competed with stone-scissors to determine the distribution of the races of the London Marathon 2027. The men's race will take place on 24 April, the eve of the women's and mandisport races.
Next year's London Marathon program, which will take two days, was set up through a game of "stone, paper, scissors," in which the world record holder at the marathon and champion at the 2026 men's event, Sabastian Sawe, announced on Wednesday the organizers, according to Reuters.
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Sept 30 : The schedule for next year's two-day London Marathon was decided by a game of rock-paper-scissors involving the marathon world record holder and 2026 men's champion Sabastian Sawe, organisers said on Wednesday.Kenyan Sawe, who became the first man to run a sub-two hour marathon in a record-eligible
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