In a stunning turn of events, Sunday’s Cape Town Marathon was sensationally cancelled by race organisers mere hours prior to the start.
Over 24 000 runners from all corners of the world had been due to tackle the 42.195km route around the Mother City.
Wind-related?
Organisers reportedly cancelled the race due to “safety concerns” with many speculating that those concerns were wind-related.
Unconfirmed reports suggested the start/finish line suffered damage and water tables along parts of the route were unmanageable.
The news comes as a devastating blow to the organisers’ hopes of having the Cape Town Marathon included as one of the Abbott World Marathon Majors, a series consisting currently of seven of the largest and most renowned marathons in the world – London, Berlin, Chicago, Tokyo, New York, Boston and Sydney.
Next year’s Cape Town Marathon will move from its usual October date to Sunday, 24 May.
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