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Childhood cancer survivors tackle London Marathon for âbrighter futureâ
Children with Cancer UK hopes to raise £3 million towards its efforts to create a world where every child and young person survives their cancer.
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Childhood cancer survivors and a giant bear called Brave are among the TCS London Marathon participants raising money to help children who face the same diagnosis.
Paula Radcliffeâs daughter Isla, now 18, was diagnosed and treated for cancer in 2020 and will run her first 26.2-mile race on Sunday.
The three times London Marathon champion said watching her daughter undergo chemotherapy was âthe hardest thing a parent can go throughâ.
Also running is Katie Oates, from Mill Hill, north-west London, who was three when she was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, a type of blood cancer.
Her family and friends formed âTeam Katieâ and have taken on the TCS London Marathon each year for the last 15 years raising more than £100,000 for Children with Cancer UK.
They aim to find kinder treatments for children with cancer and now Miss Oates is 18, she is able to run the marathon for the first time herself.
âIâm running the marathon to give back to children with cancer, offering them hope for better treatments and a brighter future,â she said.
âEvery step I take is in honour of the children still fighting and in memory of those who didnât get the chance.
âIâm also running to prove to myself that my experience with childhood cancer doesnât define or control me; it has made me stronger.
âThis marathon is my way of showing that I am capable of achieving something powerful, not in spite of my past, but because of it.â
Brave, a two-metre (6ft 5in) tall bear which weighs 10kg (22lbs), will be carried the whole 26.2 miles on the back of runner James Page.
Mr Page, 42, a father of two from Sidcup, Kent, has already completed the Brighton Marathon with Brave strapped to his back and has raised £10,000 for the âfantasticâ charity.
Matthew Taylorâs daughter, Olivia, was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour aged just 17 months old and became blind shortly after the diagnosis.
Mr Taylor, 39, from Sidcup, Kent, wants to give his finisherâs medal to Olivia, who is now eight.
She is currently undergoing treatment but he hopes she will be well enough to watch him at the marathon.
Yogesh Jethaniâs daughter, Kyra, was just one year old when she was diagnosed. Now 12, she is a cancer survivor and a talented guitarist and footballer who plays for Watford in the Junior Premier League.
Mr Jethani, 52, from north London, has been running the marathon for Children with Cancer UK since Kyra rang the bell marking the end of her cancer treatment seven years ago.
Originally from Manchester, he plans to run in his favourite Manchester City football kit and asked supporters on social media to choose his hair colour for Sunday but said he hopes they do not choose red.
GP Simon Heylar, 38, from Brockenhurst, Hampshire, is also running for the charity and has been causing a stir in the New Forest by training in his shark outfit.
A young patient from his surgery died recently from recurrent cancer which he found especially heartbreaking as the child was the same age as his daughter.
The charity is also being supported by Adrian Wong, 37, from Boston in the US, who works in healthcare and plans to run in a banana suit chosen by his friendâs young son who is going through cancer treatment.
Every day in the UK, 10 families are given the devastating news that their child has cancer.
Children with Cancer UK interim chief executive Amar Naher said cancer remains one of the leading causes of death for children and young people in the UK and the money raised will fund life-saving research and support services for families.
The TCS London Marathon is the biggest annual fundraising event for Children with Cancer UK which hopes to raise £3 million towards its efforts to create a world where every child and young person survives their cancer diagnosis.
To support Katie Oates, visit: https://2025tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/katie-oates-18
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To support Simon Heylar, visit: https://www.justgiving.com/page/simontherunningshark
To support Adrian Wong, visit: https://2025tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/adrian-wong
 — Novak Djokovic lost to Matteo Arnaldi in the opening round of the Madrid Open on Saturday, extending the 24-time Grand Slam winner's struggles on clay ahead of Roland Garros.
Arnaldi won 6-3, 6-4, delaying Djokovic’s search for a career 100th title.
Djokovic also lost his opener to Alejandro Tabilo at the Monte Carlo Masters two weeks ago.
It was the first meeting between Djokovic and 44th-ranked Arnaldi of Italy.
Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva reached the last 16 for the third straight year by defeating Magdalena Frech 7-5, 6-3.
The 17-year-old Andreeva, ranked No. 7, has yet to lose before the Madrid fourth round.
She reached that stage for the first time in 2023 while playing as a wild card in her second WTA main draw. Last year, her first big quarterfinals came in the Spanish capital.
“I was very, very nervous,” Andreeva said. “I still struggle to find my best tennis in Madrid. Super happy that I could manage to play consistent throughout the whole match.”
Andreeva, who will turn 18 on Tuesday, will next face Ukrainian qualifier Yuliia Starodubtseva, who defeated 18th-seeded Liudmila Samsonova in three sets.
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