Breaking News, late at night on June 24, Beijing time (this Friday), the international Grand Slam Berlin Marathon and the New York Marathon issued official statements: Due to the impact of this year's epidemic, the 2020 competition will be cancelled!
# Berlin Marathon
As early in April, the Berlin Senate decided to ban large-scale events of more than 5,000 people until October 24th, and the Berlin Marathon announced that the competition would not be held as scheduled at the end of September, but it was not concluded whether it would be postponed or completely cancelled. As the new crown epidemic has not been alleviated, the Berlin Marathon finally decided to cancel the 2020 competition. The policy they gave is that winners can choose to postpone the lottery to 2021 or refund the fee.
As one of the six world marathon Grand Slam events, Berlin Marathon is also known as the fastest track in the world and is the cradle of the world record of marathons. Currently, seven of the top ten Malaysians in the world are created by Berlin and are ranked among the top three.
1. Kipchoge - Kenya - 2:01:39 - 2018 Berlin Marathon
2. Berkele - Ethiopia - 2:01:41 - 2019 Berlin Marathon
3. Birhanu Legese - Ethiopia - 2:02:48 - 2019 Berlin Marathon
4. Mosine Geremew - Ethiopia - 2:02:55 - 2019London Marathon
5. Dennis Kimetto - Kenya - 2:02:57 - 2014 Berlin Marathon
6. Wilson Kipsang - Kenya - 2:03:13 - 2016 Berlin Marathon
7. Emmanuel Mutai - Kenya - 2:03:13 - 2014 Berlin Marathon
8. Mule Wasihun - Ethiopia - 2:03:16 - 2019 London Marathon
9. Getaneh Molla - Ethiopia - 2:03:34 - 2019 Dubai Marathon
10. Sisay Lemma - Ethiopia - 2:03:36 - The 2019 Berlin Marathon
#New York Marathon
Almost at the same time, the 2020 New York Marathon, originally scheduled to be held on November 1, was officially cancelled. The United States is the country with the worst COVID-19 epidemic in the world, and New York is the city with the worst epidemic in the United States. At present, the number of new people in the United States is still high, and its cancellation is also considered to be expected.
2020 New York Marathon was the 50th competition of this event. The New York Marathon began in 1970 and by 2019, it has become the largest marathon in the world, with a total of 53,640 athletes participating.
The organizing committee has not yet determined the final solution, including details such as how to refund, and more information will be announced on July 15th. It is roughly certain that the winning runners can choose to refund the money in full or postpone the competition until 2021, 2022 or 2023. The 2021 match date is November 7. However, the New York Marathon will also be online, and the specific information will be announced in July.
till now, the six major slams of the World Marathon, Tokyo Marathon only held elite group competitions, Boston Marathon , New York Marathon, and Berlin Marathon announced the cancellation. At present, only the postponed London Marathon and Chicago Marathon are still waiting and watching. These two races are scheduled to be held on October 4 and October 11.
Tokyo Marathon: only elite runners participate;
Boston Marathon: canceled;
Berlin Marathon: canceled;
London Marathon: further announced on July 28, tentatively scheduled to be held on October 4;
0 Chicago Marathon: tentatively scheduled for October 11;
New York Marathon: cancel
In fact, judging from the current situation, the global marathons in the second half of the year have been announced to be cancelled one after another, and there is no sign of domestic marathons, so there is no horse to run throughout the year. So, do you think it is very likely that the event will be held in China?
