diff --git a/lib/api/marathon/marathon_api_client.dart b/lib/api/marathon/marathon_api_client.dart
index ee3810f..9497b48 100644
--- a/lib/api/marathon/marathon_api_client.dart
+++ b/lib/api/marathon/marathon_api_client.dart
@@ -34,6 +34,20 @@ class MarathonApiClient {
     );
   }
 
+  Future<int> getMarathonersCount({required String marathonId}) async {
+    Response response = await ApiClient().getJsonForResponse(
+      ApiConsts.marathonGetMarathonersCount + '?marathonId=$marathonId',
+      token: AppState().getMarathonToken == null || AppState().getMarathonToken == "" ? await getMarathonToken() : AppState().getMarathonToken,
+    );
+
+    var json = jsonDecode(response.body);
+    logger.i("json in getMarathonersCount: $json");
+
+    MarathonGenericModel marathonGenericModel = MarathonGenericModel.fromJson(json);
+
+    return marathonGenericModel.data as int;
+  }
+
   Future<String> getProjectId() async {
     return await ApiClient().postJsonForObject(
       (json) {
@@ -89,6 +103,7 @@ class MarathonApiClient {
     );
   }
 
+
   Future<QuestionModel> getNextQuestion({required String? questionId, required String marathonId}) async {
     Map<String, String?> jsonObject = <String, String?>{
       "previousQuestionId": questionId,
diff --git a/lib/classes/consts.dart b/lib/classes/consts.dart
index 96fd4b0..688fd70 100644
--- a/lib/classes/consts.dart
+++ b/lib/classes/consts.dart
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class ApiConsts {
   static String marathonSubmitAnswerUrl = marathonBaseUrl + "question/submit";
   static String marathonQualifiersUrl = marathonBaseUrl + "winner/getWinner/";
   static String marathonSelectedWinner = marathonBaseUrl + "winner/getSelectedWinner/";
+  static String marathonGetMarathonersCount = marathonBaseUrl + "Participant/GetRemainingParticipants";
 
   //DummyCards for the UI
   static CardContent dummyQuestion = const CardContent();
diff --git a/lib/ui/marathon/marathon_provider.dart b/lib/ui/marathon/marathon_provider.dart
index e18b027..8b9e6af 100644
--- a/lib/ui/marathon/marathon_provider.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/marathon/marathon_provider.dart
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ class MarathonProvider extends ChangeNotifier {
           if (isUserWaiting) {
             MarathonApiClient().joinMarathonAsParticipant().whenComplete(() async {
               await callNextQuestionApi();
+              totalMarathoners = await MarathonApiClient().getMarathonersCount(marathonId: marathonDetailModel.id!);
             });
           } else {
             isButtonEnabled = false;