London Marathon
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The London Marathon is one of the world’s largest and most prestigious annual long-distance running events, held on the streets of London and attracting elite athletes and mass participants from around the globe.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| London Marathon canonical | 5 |
| 2003 London Marathon | 1 |
| London Marathon Events Ltd | 1 |
| TCS London Marathon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1878398 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: London Marathon Context triple: [Virgin Money, sponsorOf, London Marathon]
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Boston Marathon
The Boston Marathon is the world’s oldest annual marathon and one of the most prestigious long-distance running races, attracting elite and amateur runners from around the globe each Patriots’ Day.
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New York City Marathon
The New York City Marathon is one of the world’s largest and most prestigious annual long-distance running races, drawing elite athletes and mass participants to a 26.2-mile course through all five boroughs of New York City.
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Berlin Marathon
The Berlin Marathon is one of the world’s major city marathons, renowned for its flat, fast course where numerous marathon world records have been set.
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D.
Marathón
Marathón is a professional football club from Honduras, known as one of the country's most prominent and historically successful teams.
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E.
Chicago Marathon
The Chicago Marathon is one of the world’s premier annual long-distance running races, renowned for its flat, fast course through Chicago’s neighborhoods and its status as a major international marathon.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: London Marathon Target entity description: The London Marathon is one of the world’s largest and most prestigious annual long-distance running events, held on the streets of London and attracting elite athletes and mass participants from around the globe.
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A.
Boston Marathon
The Boston Marathon is the world’s oldest annual marathon and one of the most prestigious long-distance running races, attracting elite and amateur runners from around the globe each Patriots’ Day.
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B.
New York City Marathon
The New York City Marathon is one of the world’s largest and most prestigious annual long-distance running races, drawing elite athletes and mass participants to a 26.2-mile course through all five boroughs of New York City.
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C.
Berlin Marathon
The Berlin Marathon is one of the world’s major city marathons, renowned for its flat, fast course where numerous marathon world records have been set.
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D.
Marathón
Marathón is a professional football club from Honduras, known as one of the country's most prominent and historically successful teams.
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E.
Chicago Marathon
The Chicago Marathon is one of the world’s premier annual long-distance running races, renowned for its flat, fast course through Chicago’s neighborhoods and its status as a major international marathon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual sporting event
ⓘ
marathon race ⓘ road running event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
TCS London Marathon
ⓘ
linked to:
London Marathon
|
| charityFundsRaised | over £1 billion (cumulative) ⓘ |
| city |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| covid19Impact |
2020 in-person race cancelled and held virtually
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2021 event held in October instead of April ⓘ |
| distance |
26.2 miles
ⓘ
42.195 kilometres ⓘ |
| finishLocation | The Mall, London ⓘ |
| formerSponsor |
Flora
ⓘ
Mars ⓘ Virgin Money ⓘ |
| founder |
Chris Brasher
ⓘ
John Disley ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
mass start
ⓘ
men’s elite race ⓘ wheelchair race ⓘ women’s elite race ⓘ |
| inception | 1981 ⓘ |
| location |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| memberOf | World Marathon Majors ⓘ |
| notableFor | large charity fundraising ⓘ |
| occursInMonth | April ⓘ |
| organiser |
London Marathon Events Ltd
ⓘ
linked to:
London Marathon
|
| participantType |
charity runners
ⓘ
elite athletes ⓘ mass participants ⓘ wheelchair athletes ⓘ |
| qualificationMethod |
charity place
ⓘ
good for age entry ⓘ public ballot ⓘ time qualification ⓘ |
| routeFeature |
Canary Wharf
ⓘ
Cutty Sark ⓘ River Thames ⓘ
linked to:
Thames
Tower Bridge ⓘ |
| sponsor |
TCS (Tata Consultancy Services)
ⓘ
linked to:
Tata Consultancy Services
|
| sport | long-distance running ⓘ |
| startLocation |
Blackheath
ⓘ
Greenwich Park ⓘ |
| surface | road ⓘ |
| televisionCoverage | BBC ⓘ |
| timeLimit | approximately 8 hours ⓘ |
| typicalFieldSize | tens of thousands of runners ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: London Marathon Description of subject: The London Marathon is one of the world’s largest and most prestigious annual long-distance running events, held on the streets of London and attracting elite athletes and mass participants from around the globe.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Sir Mo Farah
linked to: London Marathon
linked to: London Marathon
linked to: London Marathon