London Marathon set for record 60,000 participants
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Number of runners expected to finishfactual
Almost 60,000 people are taking part (Daily Mirror - Main).
According to Daily Mirror - MainMore than 59,000 people are expected to complete the course (BBC Sport).
According to BBC SportContext: Minor discrepancy in the reported number of participants; likely due to rounding or different stages of registration.
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