Mar. 6 Kagoshima Marathon Canceled

The organizing committee had made cautious preparations to carry the occasion for the primary time since 2019 with COVID-safe protocols in an effort to meet the hopes of all of the runners, volunteers and others who had been eagerly trying ahead to its return, and to convey the area people one thing that will encourage it. However with the present explosive Sixth-wave unfold of recent coronavirus instances all through the prefecture and nationwide fueled by the extremely infectious omicron variant, the scenario is now one by which it’s not doable to know for sure the place or when somebody was contaminated.

In consideration of this, we determined that we might not maintain the race in a method that will guarantee the protection of all contributors, employees, volunteers and native residents, and with nice remorse have been compelled to cancel it. We’re painfully conscious that this shall be a serious disappointment to all of the runners who have been sort sufficient to have chosen the Kagoshima Marathon from among the many many different marathons on the market and who’ve already put in most of their coaching in preparation. We ask in your understanding.

We are able to solely hope that we’re all out of this pandemic quickly, and we’ll maintain working to convey again the Kagoshima Marathon in a method that shall be protected for everybody and can convey happiness to all of the runners, volunteers, and locals.

Translator’s notice: The Kagoshima Marathon had 9,360 finishers in its final version in 2019. This yr’s race was scheduled to be held the identical day because the Tokyo Marathon.

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translated by Brett Larner