The 2021 Tokyo Marathon has been postponed until March 6, 2022, because of the surge in the Delta variant of COVID-19, the Tokyo Marathon Foundation announced on Friday. The event was originally scheduled for October 17. This means the 2022 edition will not take place since the dates now overlap.
"I would like to sincerely apologise not only to our runners and volunteers but to everyone who has been looking forward to our event," said race director Tadaaki Hayano, according to Kyodo news service.
This is the second year in a row the event has been affected by the pandemic, with last year's marathon limited to elite runners.
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