Thousands of foreign runners banned from New York Marathon

Until one day, thousands of foreign runners, including European, British, Indian and Chinese citizens, will not be able to participate in the legendary New York Marathon. It takes place on November 7, the day before the lifting of the “travel ban”, which includes the reopening of the US borders, which have been closed for a year and a half.

The conclusion was reached in a confidential statement from the race’s organisers, NYRR, posted on the evening of Friday 15 October on their website. International participants who cannot travel to the United States due to the ban of the President of the United States [datant de la présidence de Donald Trump au printemps 2020] They will be eligible to defer their entry to the 2022 New York Marathon.”Press release reports.

However, rejected participants must “Claim” Postponed to the 2022 edition between “October 21 and November 3, 2021”vs total «75 dollars». Before I can re-register early next year. No cancellations for the 2021 edition will be refunded.

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More than eighteen months after closing its borders, the United States announced Friday that it will reopen on November 8 to millions of travelers barred from entry due to the pandemic, but only on the condition that they are vaccinated against Covid-19. .

The organizers of the marathon referred to the list drawn up by the US health authorities in the countries concerned for a year and a half to ban travel, unless there is a dominant reason: these are all European countries in the Schengen area, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Brazil, South Africa, India, China and Iran.

The New York Marathon — which ended in Central Park after crossing New York’s Great Bridges — has been canceled in 2020, a terrible year for the pandemic-devastated metropolis. 2021 edition, 50^NSIt was scheduled to welcome about 33,000 runners, or 60% of the 53,000 runners registered in 2019.

Before the pandemic, the legendary marathon established in 1970 attracted more than 250,000 tourists each year, for an economic impact estimated at $415 million in 2015.