Olympics: London marathon test-run conducted

LONDON: Athletes gave the marathon route for the 2012 Olympics through the historic heart of London a thumbs-up after a dawn test-run. Thirty-nine runners hit the streets of London to check the 26-mile route, as the build-up for the Games gathers pace. The route starts and finishes on The Mall, a wide boulevard leading up to Buckingham Palace, and takes in other landmarks including St Paul’s Cathedral and Trafalgar Square.



Published in The Express Tribune, May 31^st, 2011.