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Huge financial impact of London Marathon revealed

By Duncan Mackay at the Tower Hotel in London

Virgin_London_Marathon_in_front_of_Buckingham_PalaceApril 15 - An extra £100 million ($163 million) is pumped into Britain's economy each year thanks for the Virgin London Marathon, which last year attracted a field of 36,549, a new report into the economic impact of the event has discovered.





Swim Wales announce new Swansea open water race

By David Gold

David_DaviesApril 15 - Swim Wales have announced that the first annual Dragon Open Water Swim will take place later this year on August 6, with the possibility that the event could lead to qualification for future Commonwealth Games.