This year’s London Marathon will have the greatest field ever assembled for a women’s distance race, organisers have said, after the reigning Olympic 5,000m and 10,000m champion, Sifan Hassan, announced she would be making her debut over 26.2 miles against a stellar list of rivals.
Hassan, who holds world records at the mile, 5,000m (road) and one hour as well as multiple world and European titles, said she is taking a “step into the unknown” given she has never run more than 21 miles and intends to run on the track this summer.
