2021 London Marathon television and streaming information – How to watch the 2021 London Marathon
by LetsRun.com
October 2, 2021
The world’s most competitive marathon – the 2021 Virgin Money London Marathon – takes place on Sunday, October 3 this year. The elite women start at 9:00 am local (4:00 am ET) and the men at 9:30 am local (4:30 am ET). The best way to watch it is on the BBC, which will cover it on the Iplayer, BBC1, BBC 2 and the Red Button which will provide elite streams for those in the UK. If you have a UK IP address, their various coverage options is here.
In the UK, the race will air on BBC2 from 8-10 a.m. with coverage switching to BBC1 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
As you watch it, get even more insight by clicking on our official messageboard discussion thread.
MB: Official 2021 London Marathon discussion thread
Other broadcasters are as follows.
| Territory | Broadcaster |
| Australia, Canada & USA | Flotrack |
| Brazil | SportTV 2 |
| China | Great Sports Channel |
| China, Japan & MENA* | Olympic Channel |
| Europe | EBU |
| Germany | ZDF |
| Israel | Sport 1 |
| Kenya | NTV |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport 6 |
| Norway | NRK 1 |
| Pan Africa | SuperSport Variety 3 and 4 |
| Pan Asia & Pan Europe* | Eurosport 2 |
| Pan Asia & Pan Europe* | Eurosport Player |
| Pan Asia & Pan Europe* | Discovery+ |
| Pan Latin America* | ESPN Play |
| Pan Latin America* | Star+ |
| Spain | Teledeporte |
| Switzerland | SRG-SSR |
| Tanzania | ZBC2 |
| Uganda | NTV |
| Worldwide (excluding UK) | Reuters |
| Worldwide (excluding UK) | SNTV |
Want to track the leading runners at the 2021 Virgin Money London Marathon?
Tracking, a live leaderboard, even 5km splits can all be found at the following link:
https://results.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com/2021/?pid=leaderboard&pidp=leaderboard_nav
You can also track the runners by using the Official App powered by TCS – available to download for free from the App Store and Google Play.