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Comrades Marathon cancelled in its centenary year due to COVID-19 The race is in its centenary year after the first race was staged on 4 May in 1921, with this year s event set for 13 June. FILE: In this undated picture, runners take part in the Comrades Marathon. Picture: comrades.com
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JOHANNESBURG - The Comrades Marathon has been cancelled for the second year in a row because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The race is in its centenary year after the first race was staged on 4 May in 1921, with this year s event set for 13 June.
The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) confirmed on Wednesday that the event will take place - virtually - as it did in 2020 where over 43,000 participants from more than 100 nations took part.