The famous New York Marathon takes place Sunday at Big Apple, for the first time in two years.
The jubilee should have taken place in 2020, but the pandemic forced the organizers of the New York marathon to give it up. This year, the race, which starts at Staten Island and ends in Central Park, can once again take place on its traditional date of the first Sunday in November. It is an espo marathon …
The jubilee should have taken place in 2020, but the pandemic forced the organizers of the New York marathon to give it up. This year, the race, which starts at Staten Island and ends in Central Park, can once again take place on its traditional date of the first Sunday in November. It is a marathon of hope and a return to normal for New Yorkers. It is the first after the commemorations of the attacks of September 11, 2001 and the pandemic, which hit the megalopolis head-on. However, the marathon is taking place on a smaller scale than before. Normally, some 55,000 runners participate, but in agreement with Governor Andrew Cuomo, the organization has restricted its access to 33,000 people, to limit the crowds on the course and in the streets. In recent months, there have already been several small Return to Racing events to review health protocols. Departures are staggered and participants must present a CST. The New York Marathon is the last “major” of the year, after those of Berlin, London, Chicago and Boston. Tokyo has postponed its event to 2022, with defending Olympic champion Kenyan Peres Jepchirchir the favorite, as is Kenenisa Bekele, seven weeks after failing third in the Berlin marathon, beaten by Guye Adola. This is the Ethiopian’s first time running in New York. His main competitors are Dutchman Abdi Nageeye, who helped Bashir Abdi take the bronze medal in Tokyo, and promising Kibiwott Kandie, who holds the world record for the half marathon but is making his Olympic distance debut.
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