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Boston Marathon canceled in 124-year first after being postponed over coronavirus

By Zach Halaschak
Published May 28, 2020 7:02pm ET
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Boston Marathon canceled in 124-year first after being postponed over coronavirus
FILE - In this April 15, 2019, file photo, the elite men break from the start of the 123rd Boston Marathon in Hopkinton, Mass. The 2020 Boston Marathon, which was rescheduled to run on Sept. 14th, was canceled Thursday May 28, 2020 for the first time in its 124-year history due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak. | (Stew Milne/AP)

Massachusetts’s iconic Boston Marathon has been canceled over coronavirus fears.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh made the announcement Thursday afternoon on Twitter. The cancellation comes after the April 20 race, which attracts more than a half-million runners and spectators annually, was postponed to Sept. 14 and marks the first time the event has been canceled since it began in 1897.

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