There will be no Yukon Quest international sled dog race in Yukon this winter, organizers announced on Wednesday. In a news release, the Yukon Quest International Association (Canada) said there were several factors behind the decision, including border restrictions, sponsorships, and the risk of COVID-19 exposure to communities along the route. The direction of the race alternates each year, and this winter it would have started in Whitehorse on Feb. 6. (Yukon Quest)The decision to cancel the race altogether in Yukon happened this past weekend at a meeting of the YQIA board. Three weeks ago, Yukon Quest organizers in Alaska announced that they were going ahead with the shorter, 482-kilometre YQ300 race.

Source: CBC News September 03, 2020 23:48 UTC