Tributes were paid to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at the Great North Run, where Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo and Kenya’s Hellen Obiri won the elite men’s and women’s races.
After multi-denomination faith leaders provided a “moment of reflection”, a minute’s silence was held and the national anthem played before the start of the elite men’s race and mass start run in Newcastle.
“The overall feeling was that the Great North Run is about coming together,” said race founder Brendan Foster.
Speaking to BBC Sport prior to the start, he added: “We felt that in moments of mourning, as has been demonstrated across the country, people have wanted to come together.
“We felt it was in tune with what would have been the Queen’s wishes, that she would have wanted people coming together as a community, to do what they were aiming for, to be the best version of themselves, to raise money for charities.”
