Many foreign runners, including European, British, Indian and Chinese nationals, will not be able to participate in the legendary New York Marathon in 2021.
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After the announcement of the reopening of the borders of the United States on November 8, the organizers of the New York marathon are forced to prohibit thousands of foreign runners from participating in the event the day before, November 7, 2021. Athletes from all European countries in the Schengen area, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Brazil, South Africa, India, China and Iran are concerned.
In a statement, the organizers said that “international participants who cannot travel to the United States due to the President of the United States’ ban (dating from Donald Trump’s presidency in spring 2020, editor’s note) will be eligible to defer their entry into the 2022 New York Marathon “. However, the rejected participants will have to claim their postponement to the 2022 edition between October 21 and November 3, 2021, against the sum of $ 75, before being able to register again at the beginning of next year. Any cancellation for the 2021 edition will not be refunded.
International runners affected by the U.S. travel restrictions, read about our deferral options for your race entry: https://t.co/BIOfP4ih1E
— TCS New York City Marathon (@nycmarathon) October 15, 2021
The New York marathon – which ends in Central Park after crossing the great bridges of New York – was canceled in 2020, a terrible year for the megalopolis ravaged by the pandemic. The 2021 edition, the 50th, was to welcome some 33,000 runners, or 60% of the 53,000 registered in 2019. Before the pandemic, the legendary marathon created in 1970 attracted more than 250,000 tourists each year, for an economic impact estimated at $ 415 million in 2015.
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