In the US midwest state of Missouri, Edward Helmore has been looking at how officials fear culture wars could hamper efforts to control the virus when the next wave hits. In the professional athletes’ race, which began before the amateur competitors, Sisay Lemma won the men’s elite race and Joyciline Jepkosgei came first in the women’s elite race. ![]() Millions is raised for charity by the event, which was first run in March 1981. Three men are even doing it as a “four-legged” race. The event, one of the world’s best known marathons, is known for people tackling it in fancy dress, with costumes this year including a one-man-band, a phonebox and the Empire State Building. Last year’s event was cancelled due to pandemic restrictions, and this year’s runners are bolstered by a further 40,000 taking part “virtually”, running the same distance across their own route. More than 40,000 people are running the 26.2-mile (42.16km) course around London, from Greenwich to the Mall. One of the big events taking place for the first time today since the start of the pandemic is the London Marathon. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Action Images/Reuters Spectators watch runners during the London Marathon as they run over Tower Bridge.
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