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TAT’s marathon put back by 3 months

Runners wearing masks as protection against the toxic smog and coronavirus participate in the Amazing Thailand Marathon Bangkok 2020 in front of City Hall. (Photo by Apichart Jinakul)

The Amazing Thailand Marathon Bangkok 2021, previously scheduled for March 14, was on Wednesday postponed to June 27 in order to avoid mass participation amid the latest outbreak of Covid-19.

Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) governor Yuthasak Supasorn said the TAT had discussed the event with organisers and health-related agencies and they had agreed to delay it for everyone’s sake.

The organising committee said on Facebook that the new surge in Covid-19 had caused the government to announce several measures, including inter-provincial travel restrictions and a ban on big events with high numbers of participants.

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