Nurit Shimels Yimam from Ethiopia on her way to achieving second place in last year’s Sanlam Cape Town Marathon. This year’s event has been cancelled and the organisers will stage a virtual marathon. Picture: Ryan Wilkisky / BackpagePix
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This week the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon became the latest major South African road race to be knocked out because of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. However, the organisers have confirmed that a planned virtual race will still go ahead on October 18.
Since the Covid-19 outbreak, most sporting codes have turned to this “virtual” phenomenon to compensate for events that have had to be cancelled altogether.
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