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London Marathon.
In 2020, the world marathon suffered a heavy blow.
London Marathon organizers announced on the 6th that this year's event will only be open to elite athletes, and mass runners can retain the quota for participation until 2021, 2022 or 2023.
Due to the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the London Marathon scheduled to be held on April 26 has been postponed to October 4.
After several months of communication with relevant aspects, the event organizers finally confirmed that this year's competition will only allow elite athletes from male, female and wheelchair teams to participate. The
race will have no spectators and will be held in circles on the track set in St James Park. The organizers of
also announced that in order to ensure that the event has a greater chance of welcomeing runners to participate in a large scale, the 2021 event will also be changed from April to October 3 in previous years.
On the 14th of last month, the 2020 Chicago Marathon announced the cancellation of the new crown pneumonia epidemic. In an official statement, event organizers announced that all registered players of this year's event will have the option of receiving refunds or delays in attendance.
In June this year, Berlin Marathon was also cancelled due to the epidemic. This is the first time that the Berlin Marathon has cancelled the event since its establishment in 1974.
Currently among the six world marathons, the number of Tokyo Marathon has been reduced, and the number of people in New York, Boston, and Chicago Marathon has been cancelled.
Editor in charge: Tengfei
