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This year’s Paris Marathon cancelled

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FILE PHOTO: Athletics - Paris Marathon - Paris, France - April 14, 2019. General view during the marathon. [REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo]

This year’s Paris marathon has been cancelled, organisers said on Wednesday, as France battles against a resurgence of the COVID-19 virus.

The marathon was originally due to take place on April 5 but had been postponed to Nov. 15 because of the pandemic.

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