{"id":259409,"date":"2020-06-25T23:50:34","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T03:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=259409"},"modified":"2020-06-25T23:50:34","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T03:50:34","slug":"new-york-city-marathon-canceled-due-to-virus-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/06\/25\/new-york-city-marathon-canceled-due-to-virus-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"New York City Marathon canceled due to virus pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The marathon will be held on November 7 next year, the statement added. (File photo: Jeffrey Blum\/Unsplash)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

ANKARA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 This year\u2019s New York City Marathon has been canceled due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, organizers announced on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The race scheduled on November 1 was called off due to “coronavirus-related health and safety concerns for runners, spectators, volunteers, staff, and the many partners and communities that support the event,” according to a statement by the New York Road Runners (NYRR).<\/p>\n

“Canceling this year\u2019s TCS New York City Marathon is incredibly disappointing for everyone involved but it was clearly the course we needed to follow from a health and safety perspective,” NYRR president Michael Capiraso said in the statement.<\/p>\n

The organizers said registered runners would have the option for a full refund of their entry fee or a guaranteed complimentary entry in either 2021, 2022, or 2023.<\/p>\n

The marathon will be held on November 7 next year, the statement added.<\/p>\n

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio also lauded the decision to put “the health and safety of both spectators and runners first” by canceling the “iconic and beloved event.”<\/p>\n

The New York City Marathon started in 1970 and became the world’s largest marathon with 53,640 finishers in 2019.\u00a0(Anadolu)\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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