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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Sean Ingle

London Marathon organisers believe two-day event could bring £400m economic boost

Runners taking part in last year’s London Marathon
Runners taking part in last year’s London Marathon. Advanced talks are under way to extend next year’s event to two days. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

London Marathon organisers have revealed more details about plans to stage a two-day event next year which they say would be an “incredible celebration” that would raise more than £130m for charity and bring in £400m in social and economic benefits.

As the Guardian revealed last month, advanced talks are under way for the one-off event which would allow around 100,000 people to take part, nearly double the number running on Sunday.

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