London, Two British Sikh runners, Baldev Singh Bains and Manny Singh Kang, made history at the 2026 London Marathon, raising thousands of pounds for charity. Bains, 80, and Kang, 52, joined the estimated 59,000 runners on Sunday, cheered on by over 19,000 people along the 42-km route.
Bains raised over £7,500 for the Fauja Singh Clubhouse, a multi-use sports club proposed by the Sikhs in the City charity to improve community wellbeing in the London Borough of Redbridge. Kang, meanwhile, raised over £325,000 for Dementia UK, a specialist nurse charity providing care for families affected by Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia.
The London Marathon is among the world's largest annual day-long fundraising events, with TCS as its title sponsor since 2022. The event holds the record as the biggest one-day fundraiser, with nearly £90 million raised last year.
