Gabby Logan shared a breaking update relating to a race delay at the London Marathon, following an issue relating to an athlete’s equipment for the widely-watched event
09:08, 26 Apr 2026Updated 09:37, 26 Apr 2026
Gabby Logan has given an update on the London Marathon(Image: Visionhaus, Visionhaus/Getty Images)
BBC presenter Gabby Logan revealed that the London Marathon faced a delay after British wheelchair racer Eden Rainbow-Cooper suffered an untimely puncture. Speaking alongside Paula Radcliffe and Tanni Grey-Thompson, Logan explained that the 24-year-old had a tyre puncture shortly before the race was due to get underway.
Speaking live on the BBC, Logan said: “We’re just hearing, I was going to talk to you about the elite wheelchair racers, Rainbow-Cooper has got a puncture, and this might delay the start of the race.”
Shortly after the update, the women’s wheelchair race went ahead without Rainbow-Cooper. However, the 24-year-old was able to make a start just minutes later, although it was a blow to her preparations.
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The British athlete has enjoyed a largely successful build-up to the London Marathon, earning a second win at the Boston Marathon last month.
Rainbow-Cooper crossed the line with an unofficial time of 1:30:51 in the women’s wheelchair race, beating runner-up Catherine Debrunner by over two minutes.
Speaking after her first win in Boston in 2024, meanwhile, she said: “It really took everything to get that win.
“It was such a mentally tough challenge. Pushing a marathon on your own is so difficult.
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“I only started [the marathon] two years ago, and I have put absolutely everything into it, and I really can’t believe this.
“I just had my head down for the whole race and was just focusing on my own race.
“I had absolutely nothing left at the end, but the crowd carried me through.”
Eden Rainbow-Cooper won the Boston Marathon(Image: Getty Images)
On being the first British woman to win an elite race in Boston, she added: “I am just so proud to be able to represent my country and give my absolute best.”
On top of clinching a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games‘ marathon T54 event in 2022, Rainbow-Cooper also made her Paralympic debut in 2024. She competed in the 1500m, 5000m and marathon in the T54 classification.
While she was unable to finish the 5000m or the marathon, she secured seventh place in the 1500m. She also won the women’s wheelchair race in the Great North Run in 2022.
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