The Paris half-marathon and marathon, scheduled for October 18 and November 15, respectively, are finally canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we learned on Wednesday.
“Faced with the impossibility for many participants to make themselves available and in particular those, many, coming from several foreign countries and encountering current travel difficulties, it was decided to meet all the followers of the 42.195 km in 2021 ”, announced by press release the organizers of the marathon.
“Alongside the City of Paris, we are going to do everything possible to offer you an even more beautiful next edition, worthy of the reunion of all enthusiasts with the streets of the most beautiful city in the world”, they add.
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🇫🇷 The 2020 Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris is canceled. See you in 2021.
🇬🇧 The Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris 2020 is canceled. See you in 2021. pic.twitter.com/elgYyO10MS
The 42.195 km race, which passes each year in front of the emblematic places of the capital (departure on the Champs-Elysées, Opera, Bastille, Notre-Dame, Eiffel Tower ...), initially scheduled for April 5, had been postponed to twice (October 18 and November 15).