The Boston Marathon announced on Thursday the suspension of the test for the first time in its 124th edition, while proposing a virtual appointment for the second week of September, date for which it had already been postponed by the crisis of the Coronavirus.

«The Boston Athletics Association has announced that the 124 Boston Marathon will be a virtual event, after the announcement of the cancellation of the test by the mayor of Boston, Martin Walsh, for being a massive event and as a measure before the pandemicof Covid-19, ”says a statement from the organization.

The American test, which has already played 123 editions, is one of the six 'World Marathon Majors' that are played along the planet and every year attracts more than 30,000 participants and 500,000 spectators.However, on March 13 he began to suffer the consequences of the health crisis worldwide.

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It was then that the race announced its postponement, when it was scheduled for April 20, until September 14, when they hope to confirm "a historical edition."Currently, the United States records more than 100,000 deaths from Coronavirus.

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