Nice Britain’s Olympic and world triathlon champion Alex Yee will race within the 2025 London Marathon.
Yee, 26, has received 4 Olympic triathlon medals – together with particular person gold and combined relay bronze at Paris 2024.
The London-born athlete – who beforehand ran for Nice Britain on the monitor and in cross nation – will compete over the marathon distance for the primary time on Sunday, 27 April.
“Committing to the London Marathon for me was a no brainer. It’s an occasion that has given me so many recollections,” mentioned the five-time Mini London Marathon finisher.
“Collaborating in a full marathon has all the time been an itch I’ve wished to scratch and there’s no one other place than London that I might need to begin that journey.”
Yee overhauled New Zealand’s Hayden Wilde within the closing phases in Paris to win his first Olympic title in August, earlier than winning the world title for the primary time in October by ending third within the remaining in Spain.