Athletics Diamond League: The Paris meeting was canceled due to the health crisis

Athletics Diamond League: The Paris meeting was canceled due to the health crisis

The Paris athletics meeting, postponed to September 6, 2020 due to the health crisis, has been cancelled.

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On Friday, June 26, 2020, the French Athletics Federation announced the cancellation of the Paris meeting, which counts for the Diamond League.

Running: 20 km of Paris has been canceled

"Many uncertainties and limitations"

Originally scheduled for June 13th at the Stade Charlotte in Paris, the 2020 edition has been tentatively postponed to September 6th.

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And he specifies: "The uncertainty about the presence of athletes from all over the world in a global sport like athletics is one of the many problems that have been identified."

Running: 20 km of Paris has been canceled

In the face of such great uncertainty due to the health crisis, the organizers of the 20km of Paris decided to cancel the race, which was postponed to October 10, 2021.

Bad news for runners. The 20km of Paris scheduled for October 11, 2020 has been cancelled.

"Even if the health situation is improving, especially in Europe, there are still many uncertainties just 4 months before the event, the organizing committee notes in a press release." The association, which is made up of 80% volunteers, cannot afford to organize one Adding to risk an additional financial damage to those already caused by the cancellation (so far about 270,000 euros). Also Read AniCloud