London Marathon - London, Britain - April 28, 2019, Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge, Ethiopia's Mosinet Geremew and Ethiopia's Mule Wasihun in action during the men's elite race. [REUTERS/Peter Cziborra]London Marathon will be held as planned, despite the cancellation of the Great North Run six days ago, organisers have insisted. But London Marathon organisers yesterday said it’s still early to decide the fate of the world major race. SEE ALSO: Why Ethiopia is an important market for us – Safaricom“There has been much speculation that this (Great Run cancellation) means the 2020 Virgin Money London Marathon will also be cancelled. The race organiser described the cancellation of the annual Great North Run, a half-marathon, which is run in North East England as sad, but understandable.

Source: Standard Digital June 19, 2020 20:48 UTC