The Tokyo Marathon 2021, scheduled for Oct. 17, can be postponed till March 6, 2022, the Tokyo Marathon Basis mentioned Friday.
The choice, adopted at Friday’s extraordinary board assembly of the inspiration in Tokyo, got here as the federal government’s COVID-19 state of emergency has been prolonged till Sept. 30 for Tokyo and different areas.
In line with situations for holding the Tokyo Marathon, the occasion can not happen if a coronavirus state of emergency is in place a month or much less earlier than it.
Runners who had deliberate to participate within the occasion subsequent month will get precedence to run within the 2022 occasion if they want to take action.
If they don’t run within the 2022 occasion, their participation charges and prices for polymerase chain response (PCR) assessments for the virus can be absolutely refunded.
The Tokyo Marathon 2022, initially scheduled to happen on March 6, 2022, can be canceled as a result of postponement of the 2021 race.
Runners who had the suitable to participate within the Tokyo Marathon 2022 can be requested about their plans for coming races.
The Tokyo Marathon 2021 was initially scheduled to be held on March 7 this yr. It was postpone till October as a result of influence of the coronavirus pandemic.
Organizers had made efforts to carry the occasion subsequent month by lowering the variety of contributors from 38,000 to 25,000 and dropping a plan to just accept nonelite runners who dwell abroad.
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