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BBC: London Marathon boycotts X after 'descent into gutter'
BBC - London Marathon boycotts X after 'descent into gutter'
Sean Kearns
BBC Sport
24 April 2025
The London Marathon will no longer post on X after its race director Hugh Brasher said the social media platform had "ceased to be a positive place".
The London Marathon's official account, which has 191,000 followers, last posted on X on 17 January 2025.
British Commonwealth 10,000m champion Eilish McColgan, who is competing in her first London Marathon on Sunday, was subjected to what her mum and coach Liz called "demeaning and abusive" body-shaming on social media in March.
Brasher, who described the abuse as "abhorrent", said it was an example of why the London Marathon will no longer post on X.
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Sean Kearns
BBC Sport
24 April 2025
The London Marathon will no longer post on X after its race director Hugh Brasher said the social media platform had "ceased to be a positive place".
The London Marathon's official account, which has 191,000 followers, last posted on X on 17 January 2025.
British Commonwealth 10,000m champion Eilish McColgan, who is competing in her first London Marathon on Sunday, was subjected to what her mum and coach Liz called "demeaning and abusive" body-shaming on social media in March.
Brasher, who described the abuse as "abhorrent", said it was an example of why the London Marathon will no longer post on X.
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