Tokyo marathon 2021 postponed until after Olympics due to COVID-19 concerns


FILE PHOTO - Tokyo Marathon 2020 - Tokyo, Japan - 01/03/20 - Spectators in surgical masks watch as runners cross the Finish line at the Tokyo Marathon 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha REFILE - CORRECTING YEAR

(Reuters) - Next year's Tokyo marathon has been rescheduled from March to until after the delayed Olympics due to the ongoing concerns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, organisers said on Friday https://www.marathon.tokyo/en/news/detail/news_001791.html.

The race was originally scheduled to take place on March 7 and was expected to allow around 38,000 runners to participate.

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