Press Release - London Marathon - 3/21/22

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

          London Marathon Events' statement on Russia and Belarus

    London Marathon Events (LME) announces policy on Russia and Belarus

Russian and Belarussian elite athletes will not be accepted in or invited 
to participate in any LME-owned event.

Entries from Russian or Belarussian nationals who live in either Russia or 
Belarus will not be accepted in any LME-owned mass participation event.

Russian or Belarussian nationals who live outside Russia or Belarus will be 
allowed to take part in any LME-owned mass participation events, although 
not under the flag of either country (excluding sanctioned individuals, and 
their immediate family, who will not be accepted).

LME will not trade with any Russian or Belarussian companies or 
individuals.

In addition, LME will allocate entries in all its events to enable 
fundraising for Ukrainian relief work. Full details will be announced 
shortly.

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