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Paralympic champion David Weir will compete in the London Marathon in April as he aims to add to his six golds at the Rio Games.

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David Weir has been named in the Great Britain marathon team for the IPC World Championships this year. The event will be staged on April 26 at the Virgin Money London Marathon ahead of the championships themselves in Doha in October. The four-time London 2012 gold medallist will be aiming to win his first title in British colours since the Paralympics and claim a record seventh London Marathon triumph. David Weir will compete for Great Britain at the IPC World Championships at the London Marathon in April . He said: 'Just a second separated the top three last year and I'm sure it's going to go down to the wire again in 2015. 'The race will give me a real gauge of what I need to do between now and Rio to make sure that I can add to the six gold medals I've won at Paralympic Games.' Shelly Woods, Jade Jones, Simon Lawson, Derek Rae and Rob Smith are the other athletes in the six-strong British team. Weir, won four golds at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, has been named a six-strong British team .