This April 2026, nine Special Olympics GB athletes will run the TCS London Marathon, aiming to raise £50,000.

The funds they raise will help deliver the 2026 Special Olympics GB National Summer Games and support year-round training, coaching and competition for athletes with intellectual disabilities across England, Scotland and Wales.

The team

On the last Sunday morning of April, these nine athletes will stand on the Marathon’s start line in Greenwich - focused, prepared and ready to race 26.2 miles through the streets of London.

They are:

- Alex McNallya

- Daniel Mills

- Erica Dixon

- Luka White

- Matthew Brough

- Niall Guite

- Lloyd Martin

- Angus Leckonby

- James Wyatt

They train week in, week out with their local clubs and alongside this, have been putting the training miles in, in all weathers, in preparation for Race Day. This will be a huge moment for each of them and is built on years of commitment to their sport.

Several members of the team are trained Athlete Leaders, using their voice and experience to advocate for inclusion in their communities. Some hold Guinness World Records.

Lloyd Martin became the youngest male with Down Syndrome to complete a marathon. Angus Leckonby is the youngest and fastest male with an intellectual disability to do the same - and this year he’s aiming to better his own time.

But this is bigger than individual records.

There are 1.5 million people in Great Britain living with an intellectual disability. Too often, inclusive sport is seen as separate from the “main event”. This team is helping change that - by competing on one of the biggest sporting stages in the world.

When they line up at the London Marathon, they are not running in a separate race. They are part of it.

Why your support matters

The team’s goal is to raise £50,000. Every donation will help:

- Deliver the 2026 Special Olympics GB National Summer Games - the largest inclusive sporting event in the UK this year

- Provide coaching, safe competition environments and volunteer support

- Create more opportunities for athletes with intellectual disabilities across Great Britain to train, compete and be seen

When these nine athletes cross the finish line, it will be the end of a marathon but not the end of the impact.

With your support, thousands more athletes will have the chance to step onto start lines of their own and experience the confidence, connection and belonging that sport can bring.

If you’re able to donate, thank you.

If you can share this page, thank you also - you’ll help ensure inclusive sport is visible on the biggest stages.

Together, we can make inclusion part of the main event.