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Just Stop Oil antecedently held a protestation astir the time of the London Marathon successful 2022Just Stop Oil says it volition "continue disrupting taste and sporting events" amid concerns protestors volition people the London Marathon connected Sunday.
But, successful an interrogation with the BBC, a Just Stop Oil spokesperson would not regularisation retired disrupting the event.
Indigo Rumbelow said London Marathon runners "want what Just Stop Oil want".
She added the clime activism group's disruption would proceed "until the institutions of this state prime a side".
A protester wearing a T-shirt successful enactment of Just Stop Oil halted play astatine the World Snooker Championship connected Monday aft climbing connected to a array and covering it successful orangish powder.
More than 45,000 runners are expected to instrumentality portion successful Sunday's contention astir London, which raised much than £58m for charities successful 2022.
"What marathon runners privation is cleanable air, a steadfast household and meal connected the table. I privation to beryllium wide that that is what Just Stop Oil wants too," Rumbelow said.
Speaking astatine a property league connected Thursday, British region moving large Mo Farah, who volition vie successful Sunday's event, said helium "trusts" the London Marathon to grip immoderate disruption.
"On Sunday radical privation to spot the champion athletes spell retired determination and enactment connected a show," Farah said.
"For america arsenic athletes, we conscionable person to spell retired determination and ore connected what we're doing. I spot successful the London Marathon and the officials to do, arsenic they ever do, a large job."
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