London Marathon 2024 raises record £73.5m for charity

London Marathon 2024 raises record £73.5m for charity

The cumulative total raised since the first London Marathon in 1981 is now more than £1.3bn.

London Marathon raises record £73.5 million for charity

Fundraising passed £67 million the day after more than 53,700 people crossed the finish line on April 21.

Fund-racing: London Marathon made record £73.5m for charity

Runners at this year’s London Marathon raised a record £73.5m for charity, cementing its place as the world’s biggest annual one-day fundraising event. Five months on from the race the final total has been confirmed, dwarfing the previous record of £66.4m set in 2019 and taking the cumulative sum raised since the London Marathon started 43 years ago to more than £1.3bn. “The TCS London Marathon is an extraordinary day and a wonderful celebration…