The Cape Town Marathon scheduled for October 18 has been cancelled, organisers have announced.
Cape Town MarathonThe virtual race, however, will proceed as planned with a marathon, half-marathon and either a 5km or 10km run/walk.
All entrants will have the option of a refund or donating their entry fees to charity, race director Renee Jordaan said. “This decision did not come easy, but was one that had to be made after exhausting all our options,” Cape Town Marathon chairman Francois Pienaar said in the statement.
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