Montell Douglas – Olympic sprinter, bobsledder, star of BBC ‘Gladiators’ and London Sport ambassador – will captain its team of marathon runners taking on the 2026 TCS London Marathon.
Team London Sport is made up of dedicated runners who will cover 26.2 miles to raise vital funds supporting London Sport’s mission to help every Londoner live a more active, healthier life.
London Sport focusses its work on helping children and adults in the most deprived communities who face the greatest challenges of inequality. With support from fundraising efforts, London Sport can continue to advocate for equality, ensuring Londoners are able to find their own way to be active, to live longer, healthier, happier lives.
Montell Douglas, London Sport ambassador, said: “I’m honoured to be named Captain of London Sport’s marathon runners. The TCS London Marathon is a truly iconic event, and I’m excited to support such an inspiring team as they take on this challenge. Every mile they run and every pound they raise will help London Sport create more opportunities for people across the capital to live active, healthier lives. I’m proud to stand alongside our runners, to celebrate their journey, and to champion the impact their fundraising will have on communities right across London.”
Emily Robinson, CEO, London Sport, said: “We’re thrilled to have Montell leading Team London Sport at the 2026 TCS London Marathon. Her energy, passion and experience as both an elite athlete and a role model make her the perfect captain. Our marathon runners play a huge part in raising funds that enable us to break down barriers to physical activity and create opportunities for Londoners of all ages and backgrounds to get active. We can’t wait to cheer them all on next April.”
The 2026 TCS London Marathon will take place on Sunday 26 April 2026, with thousands of runners from across the globe uniting to take on the world-famous course through the capital.
London Sport is encouraging Londoners to get behind Team London Sport and support their fundraising efforts, which will directly contribute to projects that make physical activity more accessible in communities where opportunities are often limited. For more information, visit London Sport
You can donate and support our runners here.
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About London Sport
London Sport is a charity helping all Londoners live longer, happier, healthier lives through being active.
As a strategic leader, advocate and convenor for London’s grassroots sport and physical activity sector, we collaborate with London’s local authorities and other organisations to ensure more equitable access to sport and physical activity.
As part of a national network of 43 Active Partnerships with a collective voice to influence nationally, our work aims to break the link between inactivity and inequality to improve health and wellbeing of those from the most deprived communities