Two protestors were arrested at the London Marathon on Sunday for throwing red powdered paint onto the course shortly before the men’s elite race passed by, the Metropolitan Police confirmed.
Video posted on social media by a group called Youth Demand showed two protestors wearing “Stop Arming Israel” t-shirts jump over the barriers at Tower Bridge, stop in the road, and throw powdered paint in the air.
One of the motorcycle outriders tackled the two protestors to the ground as the leading group of the men’s race ran past unobstructed.
Police added that the paint appeared to be “chalk-based” and wasn’t expected to pose any hazard to the runners.
In the women’s race, Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa secured a thrilling victory, striding away from everyone else to set a new women’s-only world record too.