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IN PHOTOS: 10,000 run Copenhagen Marathon

Nearly 10,000 runners were treated to sunny skies and pleasant temperatures as they ran 42.195 kilometres through the Danish capital during Sunday’s Copenhagen Marathon.

Published: 24 May 2015 16:34 CEST
IN PHOTOS: 10,000 run Copenhagen Marathon
Runners cross Nyhavn during the Copenhagen Marathon on Sunday. Photo: Nikolai Linares/Scanpix
The 36th annual Copenhagen Marathon took over the city's streets on Sunday when 9,752 runners pounded the pavement on a course that took them through the inner city and the districts of Nørrebro, Østerbro and Vesterbro. 
 
 
The race was won by Moraccan Hassane Ahouchar with a time of 2:15:24, while Kenya’s Nancy Jebet Koech took the women’s title with a time of 2:33:42. Three Danes finished in the top ten, led by Thorkild Sundstrup’s 2:24:41. 
 
The other winners of the day were of course each of the 9,214 runners who was able to cross the finish line. Click here for photos from the race.  
 
Photo: Nikolai Linares/Scanpix
Photo: Nikolai Linares/Scanpix

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Berlin marathon cancelled for 2020 over coronavirus

The organisers of the Berlin Marathon said Wednesday that they have cancelled the race for 2020 due to problems finding an alternative date due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published: 24 June 2020 17:11 CEST
Berlin marathon cancelled for 2020 over coronavirus
Berlin marathon runners in 2019. Photo: DPA

The race was initially postponed from April to September 27th, but organisers have now cancelled this year's event, which attracted 62,000 runners in 2019, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

“Due to the weather conditions alone and shortening days, it's very difficult to hold the Berlin Marathon… before the end of this year,” said race director Jürgen Jock.

“The question of whether athletes will be able to travel internationally again by then cannot be answered now.” 

Organisers added: “Your health, as well as all of our health, is our first priority.

“Therefore, taking into account the Containment Measures Ordinance due to the COVID-19 pandemic… the Berlin Marathon 2020 will not be able to take place.”

The city of Berlin has banned events with more than 5,000 participants since April.

The flat, fast course around Berlin's city centre is where Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya set the men's world marathon record of 2hr 01min 39sec in 2018.

It was the eighth time in the previous 20 years that the men's world record has fallen on the streets of Berlin.

Kipchoge ran 1:59:40 over the marathon distance in Vienna last October, but the time is not recognised as a world record as the event was not an open competition.

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