Kenya's Brigid Kosgei smiles after winning the women's 2019 Bank of America Chicago Marathon with the World Record on October 13 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. The Chicago Marathon scheduled for October 11 2020 has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers announced Monday. Chicago was the last of the American races in the six-city World Marathon Majors series to go public with its plans. Last year, Brigid Kosgei of Kenya ran 2:14:04 to shatter Paula Radcliffe’s world record, which had stood since 2003. The Boston Marathon was scheduled for April 20 and then put off until Sept. 14 before it was canceled.

Source: Standard Digital July 14, 2020 19:09 UTC