Weir to enter London Marathon for 20th consecutive year

FILE PHOTO: Athletics - London Marathon - Wheelchair and World Para Athletics Marathon World Cup Photocall - London, Britain - April 20, 2018 Great Britain's David Weir poses for a photograph Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra/File Photo

(Reuters) - Six-times Paralympic champion David Weir will compete in the London Marathon wheelchair race for a 20th consecutive year in April, the organisers said on Thursday.

Weir, who has won the London event on eight occasions, made his first London Marathon appearance in 2000, when he finished fifth at the age of 19.